Comparison of the Grammatical Cases of Singular Nouns

Introduction to Grammatical Case and the Cases of Singular Nouns

● Compare the three grammatical cases of these four basic words:

Type
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive

ordinary masculine noun
وَلَدٌ
وَلَدًا
وَلَدٍ

ordinary feminine noun
بِنْتٌ
بِنْتًا
بِنْتٍ

noun ending in round tāʾ
اِمْرَأَةٌ
اِمْرَأَةً
اِمْرَأَةٍ

noun ending in alif-hamzah
جَزَاءٌ
جَزَاءً
جَزَاءٍ