Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Syntax 1 Nominative Cases of a Noun In how many different cases is a noun put into the nominative case? A noun is put into the nominative case in six different cases: • First: if it is an actor • Second: if it is a subject of the predicate • Third and fourth: If it is a inchoative or predicate • Fifth: If it is an inchoative of the verb kāna or one of its sisters • Sixth: If it is a predicate of inna or one of its sisters Previous Next