Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Morphology 1 The Division of Nouns Into Apalistic Derived What is an apalistic noun? What is a derived noun? How many kinds of derived nouns are there? An apalistic noun is a noun that is not derived from another word. For example: رَجُلٌ دِرهمٌ (dirham, man) A derived noun is a noun that is derived from another word. For example: عَالِم مَعلُوم (something known, a scholar). Both of these words are derived from the word عِلم (knowledge).
Derived nouns are: active participles, passive participles, comparatives, superlatives and epithets. Previous Next