1- They verbally mirror the image or perception of an existing reality; a tangible, physical thing having dimensions, or an abstract idea/thought/perception;
2- The information is
attributed to a noun, either 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 Arabic text.
Please glance the List of All Nouns in the Grand Qur'aan which are prefixed
with Definite Article, and orally repeat this peculiar feature about
Nouns of Arabic a couple of times, whereby it will get deeply 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 instantly recognize such nouns immediately on sighting in the text of Qur'aan.
5. Annexation- Nouns are annexed in Prepositional, Possessive and Adjectival Phrases. This affords us a visual tool for recognition of the Nouns of Qur'aan. The Object Noun of Preposition, and Second Noun of Possessive Phrase will always be genitive, reflected by vowel sign [ـِ] beneath the last consonant.
6. The Noun can have the state of Jarr/genitive reflected by vowel sign underneath the last consonant of the word. This feature enables visual recognition of Nouns in Grand Qur'aan since Verbs are never in genitive state.
7. Yet another visual identification mark of a Noun is that it does not end with a Jezm, while a verb does.
Point to remember about Nouns:
In default
state, they are always in "Nominative" case,
which is reflected by the vowel sign
ـُُ or the same
sign doubled ـُـُ,
on the last consonant of the word.
There are
only three roles a
Noun can play in a sentence that would make it مَجْرُوْرٌ/in
genitive case-i.e. a
vowel sign
on the last consonant
of the Noun: (1) it is preceded by a preposition; (2) it is the second
noun of Possessive Phrase; (3) it is the adjective/صِفَة
of that head noun/مُوْصُوف
which is in genitive state for external
reason. [Grammatical
Roles: Inflection/Declension
/إعراب
is the process/method/system of
disambiguating the grammatical roles of words by slightly changing
their endings. If a word experiences
اعراب it is called
مُعْرَب, and if it does not experience
اعراب, or experiences it but does not show it, it is called
مَبْنِيّ. At
the moment it suffices to mention that all Particles [حرف] are
مبني; i.e. they do not decline since they
do not become subjects, objects or any such thing in a sentence].
There are twelve roles when the noun will be in
accusative case, i.e. its last consonant will have this vowel sign
,
and in another eight roles it will be in nominative state, i.e. its last consonant will have this vowel sign
.
