1- They verbally mirror the image or perception of an existing reality; a tangible, physical thing having dimensions, or an abstract idea/thought/perception. The primary meanings, perception and functions of a Noun as are prevalent in English Grammar and Composition are with little modifications also applicable to Nouns of Arabic; "The part of speech (or word class) that is used to name or identify a person, place, thing, quality, or action. Adjective: nominal. Most nouns have both a singular and plural form, can be preceded by an article and/or one or more adjectives, and can serve as the head of a noun phrase". "A noun can function as a subject, direct object, indirect object, complement, appositive, or object of a preposition. In addition, nouns sometimes modify other nouns to form compound nouns".** .
2- The information is
attributed to a noun as subject/topic [مبتدأ]
of initiating discussion/discourse/conversation. Similarly, noun is used for
attribution to another word, it is then the predicate-[خبر].
The Noun which is either Subject [مبتدأ]
or Predicate [خبر],
it will always be in Nominative state-indicators
ـُُ or ـُـُ,
.
3. The Definite Article
is entered upon the Noun. This enables visual
recognition of a Noun in the text of Qur'aan.
Please glance the List of All Nouns in the Grand Qur'aan which are prefixed
with Definite Article,
[1781
Nouns-recurrence: 7436 about 10% of Miscellany].
Please orally repeat this peculiar feature about
Nouns of Arabic a couple of times, whereby it will get entrenched in
the Non Declarative memory of brain. Please remember that learning a
Language is actually acquiring a skill which becomes easy when we do exercise like acquiring any
other skill, say driving.
4. The Noun may have "Nunation" reflected by double short vowel signs at the end of the word. This is yet another facility for visual recognition of Nouns in the text of Qur'aan. Just glance through the list [here] repeating orally this peculiar feature of Nouns for couple of times. It will enable its storage in non-declarative memory for ever, whereby we will effortlessly recognize such nouns which will enhance our reading proficiency.
5.
Yet another visual
identification mark of a Noun is that it does not end with a Jezm, while a
verb does. For example seeing these
words
-
ending with a Jezm, we will
instantly know that these are NOT nouns but are verbs.
Lesson-3
فعل (c) plural أفعال Verb:
This category is defined as those words that impart a single meaning on their own describing some work, action, activity, or state and afford a tense that is past, present or future. This is exactly what is known in English as Verbs.
We have learnt Particles by memorization and have learnt to recognize with their help the Nouns in Qur'aan and also by some other visible signs. Since there are only three categories of a Word we should be able to recognize the Verb automatically-effortlessly when we adjudge it not as Particle or Noun. However, further visible signs to recognize a Verb are:
(1) Lam
: Referred as Lam-al-Jahd. It is a
Jussive Particle used to negate the past tense verb. It negates the Past Tense
Verb in meanings while utilizing the present-tense in Jussive Mood:
[Ref 2:6] Just memorize this Particle,
and you will recognize 366 Verbs in Qur'aan.
(2) Particle
:
This Particle is Subjunctive Particle. The Verb followed by it is Imperfect verb
in Subjunctive Mood. Just remember this Particle and we will instantly recognize
104 verbs in Qur'aan;
[Ref 2:24]
(3) (3)
-
:
This Particle is Subjunctive Particle.
(4) Particle
-
: It is a Particle that
precedes only a Verb;
;
[Ref
2:60; 2:65] Just memorize this Particle, and you will
recognize 406 Verbs in Qur'aan.
(5) Feminine Ta: Words ending with
ت-تْ are Feminine Verbs
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(6) Heavy Noon:
Visual recognition of Phrases in text of Qur'aan.