Chapter 1
What is a Noun (Ism)?
An اِسْم is a name for:
Person
طَالِب
(Student)
Animal
قِطَّة
(Cat)
Place
مَدْرَسَة
(School)
Thing
قَلَم
(Pen)
Chapter 2
How to Spot a Noun? 🕵️♂️
Nouns have 3 special secret signs!
1
The "Al" Hat
Nouns love to wear the hat ال (Al) at the beginning.
الْكِتَاب
The Book
2
Tanween Tail
If it doesn't have "Al", it might have a double sound at the end (un, an, in).
كِتَابٌ
A Book (Kitab-un)
3
Circle "T"
Only Nouns can end with the round Taa (Ta-Marbuta).
حَدِيقَة
Garden
Chapter 3
Boy or Girl? (Gender)
In Arabic, every noun is either a Boy (Mudhakkar) or a Girl (Muannath).
The Girl Rule:
Most girl words end with the Ta-Marbuta (ة). It looks like a circle with two dots!
مُعَلِّم
Teacher (Boy)
vs
مُعَلِّمَة
Teacher (Girl)
Chapter 4
The 3 Moods of a Noun 🎭
Nouns change their ending sound based on what they are doing!
Change the mood of the word: "The Boy"
الْوَلَدُ
The Doer (Marfu)
When the boy is doing the action. Ending sound is Damma (u).
جَاءَ الْوَلَدُ (The boy came)
Chapter 5
One, Two, Many! (Number) 🔢
In Arabic, we have a special word for "Two"!
Singular (1)
🧍
مُسْلِمٌ
Muslim
Special "Ani" Tail!
Dual (2)
🧍🧍
مُسْلِمَانِ
Muslim-aani
Plural (3+)
🧍🧍🧍
مُسْلِمُونَ
Muslim-oona
Chapter 6
Pointing Fingers! (Demonstratives) 👈
How do we say "This is..."?
For a Boy
هَذَا
Ha-dha
هَذَا وَلَدٌ
This is a boy
For a Girl
هَذِهِ
Ha-dhi-hi
هَذِهِ بِنْتٌ
This is a girl
🏆 Super Star Quiz!
Is مَدْرَسَةٌ (Madrasatun) a Boy or a Girl?