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Summary¶
Common nouns are nouns that are not proper names (i.e. names of people or places).
Article¶
A common noun is any noun that is not a proper name. Common noun change their form according togender (either masculine or feminine) number (singular,dual, or plural), and state (either absolute orconstruct).
Form¶
Paradigm¶
word | Hebrew | Transliteration | Gloss |
masculine singular absolute | סוּס | sus | stallion |
masculine singular construct | סוּס | sus | stallion of |
feminine singular absolute | סוּסָה | susah | mare |
feminine singular construct | סוּסַת | susat | mare of |
masculine plural absolute | סוּסִים | susim | stallions |
masculine plural construct | סוּסֵי | suse | stallions of |
feminine plural absolute | סוּסוֹת | susoth | mares |
feminine plural construct | סוּסוֹת | susoth | mares of |
Examples¶
אִ֖ישׁ (man) is a common noun, but מֹשֶׁ֗ה (Moses) is not because it is a proper name.
וְהָאִ֥ישׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה ענו מְאֹ֑ד |
weha’ishmosheh ‘nw me’od |
and-the-man Moses humble very |
The truth was that Moses was a very humble person |
