Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Morphology 1 Proper Nouns and Demonstrative Pronouns What is a proper noun? What is a demonstrative pronoun? A proper noun is a noun that denotes a specific person, animal or thing. For example: ﺇبراهیم (the name of a person) بَرق (the name of a horse) بیروت (the name of a city) A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that denotes something specific that is sensed. The following are demonstrative pronouns: • For things that are close: 1.
هذا (this, m.) 2. هذانِ (these two, m.) 3. هَوُلاء (these, m.) 4. هذهِ (this, f.) 5. هَاتانِ (these two, f.) 6. هَوُلاء (these, f.) • For things that are medium range: 1. ذاکَ (that, m.) 2. ذانِکَ (those two, m.) 3. ﺃولئکَ (those, m.) 4. تیکَ **(**that, f.) 5. تانِکَ (those two, f.) 6. ﺃولِوکَ (those, f.) • For things that are far: 1. ذلِکَ (that, m.) 2. ذانّکَ (those two, m.) 3. ﺃولالِکَ (those, m.) 4. تِلکَ (that, f.) 5. تانّکَ (those two, f.) 6. ﺃولالِکَ (those, f.) • For places: 1.
هُنا (here) 2. هُناکَ (there, medium range) 3. هُنالِک تَمّ (there, far) Previous Next