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Lesson
4 Nahw Level 1
Nouns (‫)اسم‬
Section 1

Characteristics of a Noun
• Definite & Indefinite

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Words Nouns - ‫اسم‬ Characteristic 1 – Definite / Indefinite

Definite / Indefinite
I saw a man and a woman.
The man was with his daughter and the woman
was with her son.
Words Nouns - ‫اسم‬ Characteristic 1 – Definite / Indefinite

Definite / Indefinite
Definite Noun: this is either a name or a thing
with the before it.
Muhammad the pen
In Arabic, the‫ اَْ ل‬at the beginning of a noun is
equal to the English word the.
Words Nouns - ‫اسم‬ Characteristic 1 – Definite / Indefinite

Definite / Indefinite
‫اَلَّر ُس ْو ُل‬
The messenger
ُّ ‫اَلنَّيِب‬
The prophet
Words Nouns - ‫اسم‬ Characteristic 1 – Definite / Indefinite

Definite / Indefinite
A definite noun is called ‫م ْع ِرفَة‬.
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Words Nouns - ‫اسم‬ Characteristic 1 – Definite / Indefinite

Definite / Indefinite
Indefinite Noun: a noun with the letter a before
it.
a pen
In Arabic, the‫ ت نوين‬at the end of a word is equal
to the English word a.
Words Nouns - ‫اسم‬ Characteristic 1 – Definite / Indefinite

Definite / Indefinite
‫َر ُس ْوٌل‬
A messenger
ٌّ ‫نَيِب‬
A prophet
Words Nouns - ‫اسم‬ Characteristic 1 – Definite / Indefinite

Definite / Indefinite
An indefinite noun is called ‫نَ ِکَرة‬.
Words Nouns - ‫اسم‬ Characteristic 1 – Definite / Indefinite

Summary
‫كلمة‬

‫حرف‬ ‫فعل‬ ‫اسم‬

Indefinite Definite

‫نكرة‬ ‫معرفة‬
 ‫وبح ْمـد َك‬
‫َ‬ ‫م‬ ‫َ‬
‫سبْحانَك الل ّ ُ ّ‬
‫ه‬
‫أن ال إله إال أنْت‬ ‫هد ْ‬
‫أش ُ‬‫ْ‬
‫وبإليْك‬
‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ت‬‫أ‬ ‫و‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ك‬ ‫ر‬‫ف‬‫ِ‬ ‫غ‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫أس‬
‫ْ‬
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