2. • مإسِ إٱْل or noun is a word ةَمِلَكٌ
whose meaning can be
understood without the need
to combine it with another
word.
• مإسِ إٱْل or noun Noun is the
name of a person, place or
thing.
3. The nouns are divided in two
kinds
1. ةَرِكَّنٱل مإسِ إ:ٱْل indefinite
noun
2. ةَف ِرإعَمإٱل مإسِ إ:ٱْل definite
noun.
5. Examples of ةَرِكَّنٱل مإسِإٱْل indefinite noun.
• َباَبُذة a fly
• َميِهَبة a beast
• ُجَرل a man
• أ إرَمة a woman
• اَعَطم food
• إلَقب a heart
6. ةَف ِرإعَمإٱل مإسِإ:ٱْل definite noun
1. ةَف ِرإعَمإٱل مإسِ إٱْل or definite noun is proper name
given to a person, animal or thing.
2. The indefinite noun can be changed to definite
noun by adding the prefix إٱل ( a definite article)
and by dropping the nunation or tanween.
3. Some nouns don’t need to carry the إٱل to become
definite because the are naming very specific
person (ةَزإمَح) or place (سُنوُت Tunisia).This kind of
noun is named مَلَعإٱل ُمإسِ إ.ٱْل
7. Example of definite nouns with إلٱ
Indefinite nouns Definite nouns
ام ِحر a donkey إلٱارم ِح the donkey
إلكب a dog إلٱبإلك the dog
لود a boy إلٱلدو the boy
إنِبت a girl إلٱتإنِب the girl
سعل honey إلٱلسع the honey
ضإيب eggs إلٱضإيب the eggs
9. Which nouns are ةَرِكَّنٱل مإسِإٱْل (indefinite noun)
or ةَف ِرإعَمإٱل مإسِإٱْل (definite noun)
• رإصِم Egypt
• نمي Yemen
• ةمِاطف
• ارم ِح a donkey
• بإلك a dog
• دلو a boy
• لسعإلٱ the honey
• لدوإلٱ the boy
• ضإيبإلٱ the eggs
• ةاببذ a fly
• ةيمِهب a beast
• لجر a man
10. Answer
definite noun Indefinite noun
إرصِم Egypt ارم ِح a donkey
نمي Yemen بإلك a dog
ةمِاطف دلو a boy
لسعإلٱ the honey ةاببذ a fly
ضإيبإلٱ ةيمِهب a beast
لدوإلٱ the boy لجر a man
12. Answers
إرصِم Egypt ارم ِح a donkey
نمي Yemen بإلك a dog
تإنِب a girl دلو a boy
لسعإلٱ the honey ةاببذ a fly
ضإيبإلٱ the eggs ةيمِهب a beast
لدوإلٱ the boy لجر a man
بإلق a heart ضإيبإلٱ the eggs