Elementary Arabic Morphology 1

The Division of Nouns Into Definite and Indefinite

  1. What is an indefinite noun?

  2. What is a definite noun?

  3. How many kinds of definite nouns are there?

  4. An indefinite noun is a noun that does not denote something specific, for example: قَلَمٌ ﺇنسَانٌ (a pen, a human)

  5. A definite noun is a noun that denotes something specific, for example: هَذا القَلَمُ (this pen)

  6. There are six types of definite nouns: pronouns, proper nouns, demonstrative pronouns, conjunctions, definite by alif-lām and prefixed nouns.