Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Morphology 1 The Division of Nouns Into Definite and Indefinite What is an indefinite noun? What is a definite noun? How many kinds of definite nouns are there?
An indefinite noun is a noun that does not denote something specific, for example: قَلَمٌ ﺇنسَانٌ (a pen, a human) A definite noun is a noun that denotes something specific, for example: هَذا القَلَمُ (this pen) There are six types of definite nouns: pronouns, proper nouns, demonstrative pronouns, conjunctions, definite by alif-lām and prefixed nouns. Previous Next