Nouns

Question 1

What are the four types of nouns found in most languages?

Answer 1

1. Nominative
2. Genetive
3. Dative
4. Accusative

Question 2

Nominative Noun

Answer 2

Subject; “JOHN reads a book”

Question 3

Genetive Noun

Answer 3

Possessive; “NEIL’S book”, “Book of NEIL”

Question 4

Dative

Answer 4

Indirect Object; “John reads to CAROLINE”

2x4 rule: the words 2, by, or for mark an indirect object

Question 5

Accusative

Answer 5

Direct Object; “John reads a BOOK”

Question 6

Which nouns are absolute?

Answer 6

Nominative, Dative, Accusative

Question 7

Which Noun type is bound?

Answer 7

Genetive

Question 8

מֶלֶךְ

Answer 8

King, masculine singular

Question 9

מַלְכִין

Answer 9

Kings, Masculine plural

Question 10

חֵיוָה

Answer 10

animal, feminine singular

Question 11

חֵיוָן

Answer 11

animals, feminine plural

Question 12

What are other feminine endings?

Answer 12

endingless, וּ, ָא, ת, ִי

Question 13

What are the 5 noun formations in Aramaic?

Answer 13

1. Gentilic
2. Occupational
3. Locality
4. Non-Aramaic
5. Abstract

Question 14

Gentilic

Answer 14

Place of origin; ends in ָי

Question 15

Occupational

Answer 15

ex. Baker/one who bakes; can be identified because of a dagesh forte in the second radical followed by a qamets. טַבָּח

Question 16

Locality

Answer 16

Place; מַ or מִ prefix

Question 17

Non-Aramaic

Answer 17

Four/five or more root letters means it is foreign

Question 18

Abstract

Answer 18

Ideas; ex Kingdom; suffix וּ