Inspired by the Quran Quranic Arabic Level 1

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Properties of Nouns
Learning Goals: Be able to identify the four properties of a Noun in a given sentence

The four properties of Nouns:

1. Type

2. Gender

3. Number

4. State

.A Noun is: Proper or Common?

Type can be classified into two :

a. Proper Noun/Definite –َ‫املَْع ِرَفة‬

There are seven classes of Proper Nouns

1. The Noun attached with ‫لَّلم( ال‬ َِ ‫)امل َع َّرف‬
َّ ‫َب‬
Eg: ‫س‬ ََّ ‫ال ِكتَاب‬
َ ‫َالش ْم‬,َ
2. Name of specific people, places, locations
ِ ‫احلجرَاألَس َود‬ ِ
Eg: َ‫ستَان‬
ْ ‫َبك‬,َ
َ َْ َ ََ َ,ََ‫َاملَ ْسجدَاحلََرام‬,َ‫َم َّكة‬,
ََ َ‫بَكْر‬ ,َ‫َمح َّمد‬
3. Pronouns َ /‫ض َمائِر‬
(َ‫ض ِم ْْي‬ َ)
Eg : َ‫ه َو‬

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Pronoun (َِ‫ارة‬ ِ ِ
4. Demonstrative
َ ‫)ا ْسمَاال َش‬
Eg:َ‫َ َه َذا‬
ِ ‫)اِسمَاملَوصول‬
Pronoun (َ‫َة‬
5. Relative ْ ْ ْ
Eg: ‫الَّ ِذي‬
(َ‫َم ْع ِرفَة‬ ِ
6. Mudaaf in an Idaafa construction َ ‫ضافَا ََل‬
َ ‫)امل‬
Eg: َّ ‫كِتَاب‬
‫َالرج َِل‬
7. The noun that identifies a person being addressed (‫ادى‬
ََ َ‫)املَن‬
Eg: َ ِ‫َعائ‬
َ‫شة‬ َ ‫ََي‬
ِ ‫الن‬
b. Common Nouns/Indefinite –َ‫َّكرة‬
َ
They will be suffixed with Tanween in singulars. Eg: ‫ ِريْح‬,‫مَسماء‬ or with ending

combinations like َ‫ن‬

َ ‫ ْو‬and ‫ ات‬and ‫يِ من‬ and َ‫ ات‬and ِ‫آن‬ َِ ‫ ََت‬and
and ‫ن‬ ِ ْ ‫امتم‬
َ‫ اَيْ ِن‬and ‫ي‬
for the plurals and the duals.

Note:
a) When ‫ ال‬is prefixed to a noun, the tanween falls off.
b) A noun that has neither the ‫ ال‬nor the tanween is called a ‘light noun’ eg: ‫ِا ْب َرا ِه ْمُي‬

IA Make the following nouns Common

1. ُ‫َّالر ِش ْيدم‬ 2. ُ‫ا َأل ْصنَُا مم‬

3. ُ‫ال َع ْبدم‬ 4. ‫ا ِحل َج َارمُة‬
5. ‫ا ِملهَا مُد‬ 6. ُ‫املَا ِن مع‬

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‫‪7.‬‬ ‫اخلَا ِد مُع‬ ‫‪8.‬‬ ‫ماذل ََب مبُ‬

‫‪9.‬‬ ‫اجلَ َّب مارُ‬ ‫‪10.‬‬ ‫ال ِعقَ م‬
‫ابُ‬
‫‪11.‬‬ ‫النَّ ِص ْي َح مُة‬ ‫‪12.‬‬ ‫السا ِر مقُ‬‫َّ‬
‫‪13.‬‬ ‫ال َعاجِ مزُ‬ ‫‪14.‬‬ ‫َّالر ِ مُ‬
‫اس‬
‫‪15.‬‬ ‫التَّ َّو مُ‬
‫اب‬ ‫‪16.‬‬ ‫النَّ ِ مُ‬
‫ائ‬
‫‪17.‬‬ ‫امل م ْع ِ َ‬
‫ِصاتمُ‬ ‫‪18.‬‬ ‫النَّ ِازعَ مُ‬
‫ات‬
‫‪19.‬‬ ‫ا ُألخْتمُ‬ ‫‪20.‬‬ ‫الس َما مُء‬
‫َّ‬
‫‪21.‬‬ ‫ا ِجلدَ مارُ‬ ‫‪22.‬‬ ‫ال َعمُ‬
‫‪23.‬‬ ‫ال َُعمُ‬ ‫‪24.‬‬ ‫اجل َُد‬
‫‪25.‬‬ ‫ِ‬
‫الط ْف مُل‬ ‫‪26.‬‬ ‫الشَّ ْم م ُ‬
‫س‬
‫‪27.‬‬ ‫املَدْ َر َس مةُ‬ ‫‪28.‬‬ ‫َّاذل ِ ُك‬
‫‪29.‬‬ ‫الطا ِل مُ‬
‫ب‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫‪30.‬‬ ‫الث َّ ِم ْ مُ‬
‫ي‬

‫‪1B‬‬ ‫‪Make the following nouns Proper‬‬

‫‪1.‬‬ ‫َح َجرُ‬ ‫‪2.‬‬ ‫فَ َر ُ‬

‫س‬

‫‪3.‬‬ ‫عَ ْيُ‬ ‫‪4.‬‬ ‫ُأ مذ ُن‬

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‫‪5.‬‬ ‫َم ْك َت ُ‬
‫ب‬ ‫‪6.‬‬ ‫همدًى‬

‫‪7.‬‬ ‫قَ َم ُر‬ ‫‪8.‬‬ ‫َأبُ‬

‫‪9.‬‬ ‫حُ‬
‫َي‬ ‫‪10.‬‬ ‫تَ َمرُ‬

‫‪11.‬‬ ‫َمكَّ مةُ‬ ‫‪12.‬‬ ‫َشا ِك ُر‬

‫‪13.‬‬ ‫ََك ِه ُن‬ ‫‪14.‬‬ ‫َساجُِدُ‬

‫‪15.‬‬ ‫مك ْر ِ ي‬
‫سُ‬ ‫‪16.‬‬ ‫عَدم يوُ‬

‫‪17.‬‬ ‫لَ ْو ُح‬ ‫‪18.‬‬ ‫ِع َبادَُة‬

‫‪19.‬‬ ‫مم َعل َّ َم ُة‬ ‫‪20.‬‬ ‫لَ ْندَ مُن‬

‫‪21.‬‬ ‫َ يعُ‬ ‫‪22.‬‬ ‫مم ْع ِ َ‬

‫ِصاتُ‬

‫‪23.‬‬ ‫ِط ْف ُل‬ ‫‪24.‬‬ ‫َأ ْم ًرا‬

‫‪25.‬‬ ‫َمدْ َر َسةُ‬ ‫‪26.‬‬ ‫ُأخ ُ‬

‫ْت‬

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27. ُ ‫َّطا ِل‬

‫ب‬ 28. ُ‫َذ ِ يك‬

29. ُ‫خَال‬ 30. ُ‫ث َّ ِم ْي‬

31. ُ‫َح َجر‬ 32. ُ ‫فَ َر‬

‫س‬

33. ُ‫عَ ْي‬ 34. ‫ُأ مذ ُن‬

1C True or False

1. ‫ ِم ْر َصادًا‬is a common noun. T/F

2. A Noun is grouped into three types; Common, Proper and Definite. T/F
3. There are 12 classes of Proper Nouns.

4. Name of a specific person, location must have an ‫ ال‬attached to it. T/F

5. The Pronoun “He” is classed as a Noun in Arabic. T/F

6. ََُّ‫ َ ََجّن‬is a common noun. T/F

7. Tanween is an indicator for a Proper Noun. T/F
8. Alif Laam is an indicator for a Common Noun. T/F
9. Tanween is always an indicator for a Common Noun. T/F

10. ُ‫ ا َألفْ َو ماج‬is a proper noun. T/F

11. “Sat” is a noun. T/F
12. “Towards” is a particle. T/F

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1D Answer the following questions in a sentence.

1. Is it possible for a word to have both Alif Laam and Tanween?

2. Does Alif Laam apply to all proper nouns? Mention few exceptions.

3. Is Tanween the default ending sound for ALL common nouns?

4. List the 7 classes of Proper Nouns.

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