Signs of a Noun: Worked Examples

Level 7: Signs of a Noun

Example and grammatical analysis

Arabic exampleMeaningGrammatical point
الرَّجُلُthe manal- identifies it as a noun.
رَجُلٌa manTanwīn marks it as a noun.
بِزَيْدٍwith ZaydThe noun is genitive after a preposition.
بَغْدَادِيٌّBaghdadiThe nisbah form is derived from a noun.