● A noun has two states of definiteness: a noun that is not definite (maʿrifah) is an indefinite noun (nakirah), while a specific noun is definite.
● The seven types of definite noun are:
○ proper noun (such as زَيْدٌ)
○ pronoun (such as هُوَ)
○ demonstrative (such as هٰذَا)
○ relative pronoun (such as الَّذِي)
○ definite with al (which we will study in the next level)
○ noun attached to a definite noun (such as كِتَابُ زَيْدٍ)
○ vocative noun (such as يَا وَلَدُ)
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Definiteness of Nouns and the Types of Definite Noun
● A noun has two states of definiteness: a noun that is not definite (maʿrifah) is an indefinite noun (nakirah), while a specific noun is definite.
● The seven types of definite noun are:
○ proper noun (such as زَيْدٌ)
○ pronoun (such as هُوَ)
○ demonstrative (such as هٰذَا)
○ relative pronoun (such as الَّذِي)
○ definite with al (which we will study in the next level)
○ noun attached to a definite noun (such as كِتَابُ زَيْدٍ)
○ vocative noun (such as يَا وَلَدُ)