Definition: A word that is used to identify any class of people, place or thing. Examples: He won the race. auh dov ij~iqaw[ This book is mine. ieh ikqwb myri hy[ Which car is Harpreet s? ikhvi g~fi hrpriq di hy? Types of nouns: Which is Harpreet s car? hrpriq di g~fi ikhvi hy? Common noun Proper noun Material noun Collective noun Abstract noun Awm nwv Kws nwv vsqu vwck nwv iek~t vwck nwv Bwv vwck nwv
Example 1: Awm nwv (Common noun) mumfw kuvi Sihr kursi kmrw ^ws nwv (Proper noun) hrpriq imsign AMmirkw id~li rwvi vsqu vwck nwv (Material noun) kpvw du~d Awtw lkv rum iek~t vwck nwv (Collective noun) jmwq &Oj jlus sbw gu~cw Bwv vwck nwv (abstract noun) imtws kuv~qx dlyri jvwni bufwpw
Note about material noun (vsqu vwck nwv): Some words could be identified as material noun or common noun depending on how they are used. As an example, kpvw is cloth which is used to make kpvy (clothes) such as shirts and pants. If we are talking about a thing, it is common noun and if we are talking about the material the thing is made from it is material noun. So kpvw is material noun and kpvy is common noun. Similarly, kpvw is made from rum (cotton). So kpvw is common noun and rum is material noun.
Example 2: b~cw (child) (Awm nwv) fwku (robber) (Awm nwv) dosq (friend) (Awm nwv) AwdmI (man) (Awm nwv) cwbi (key) (Awm nwv) pwxi (water) (vsqu vwck nwv) rmu (cotton) (vsqu vwck nwv) hwr (necklace) (Awm nwv) bcpn (childhood) (Bwv vwck nwv) fkyqi (robbery) (Bwv vwck nwv) dosqi (friendship) (Bwv vwck nwv) BIV (crowd) (iek~t vwck nwv) gu~cw (bunch) (iek~t vwck nwv) ndi (river) (Awm nwv) kpvw (cloth) (Awm nwv) sonw (gold) (vsqu vwck nwv)
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct nouns Awm nwv ^ws nwv vsqu vwck nwv iek~t vwck nwv Bwv vwck nwv
Exercise 2: Circle the nouns in the following sentences 1. b~cy mydwn iv~c Kyf rhy hn [ 2. dmn iv~c bhuq inmrqw hy [ 3. idlrwj ny bhwdri idkwei [ 4. A~j-k~l sony dy gihxy bhuq mihmgy ho gey hn [ 5. myry ipqw ji ny mynmu iek sweikl ienwm id~qw [ 6. pwrk di syr ishq lei cmgi hy [ 7. KrbUjy iv~c bhuq imtws hy [ 8. icviawgr iv~c iek hwqiaw dw JuMf dyikaw si [ 9. cmfigv iek sohxw Sihr hy [ 10. gurmiq ny cwbiaw dw gu~cw ik~qy r~ikaw [
Exercise 3: Write sentences with the following nouns and indicate the type of noun imtws: ( nwv) bhwdri: ( nwv) fwku: ( nwv) fkyqi: ( nwv)
Exercise 4: Write sentences with the following nouns and indicate the type of noun dosq:( nwv) dosqi: ( nwv) lvkw: ( nwv) lvkpn: ( nwv) ividawrqi: ( nwv) jmwq: ( nwv)
Connection with nouns, adjectives and verbs Common Noun (Awm nwv) Abstract Noun (Bwv vwck nwv) Common Noun Collective Noun (iek~t vwck nwv) Common Noun Material Noun (vsqu vwck nwv) broker dlwl brokerage dlwli student ividawrqi class jmwq ornament gihxw gold sonw agent eyjynt agency eyjmsi soldier syink army POj stones jvwhrwq stone p~qr child b~cw childhood bcpn minister mmqri ministry mmqri sbw coin is~kw silver cwdi boy lvkw boyhood lvkpn man AwdmI crowd BIV cannon qop iron lohw owner mwilk ownership mlkiaq key cwbi bunch gu~cw utensils BWfy brass ip~ql robber fwku robbery fkyqi cow gw herd JuMf cloth kpvw cotton rum man AwdmI mankind mnu~kqw bird pmci flock JuMf table myz wood lkvi friend dosq friendship dosqi party tolw can f~bw tin tin (Adjective - ivsysx) library pusqkwlw mirror SISw glass k~c brave bhwdur bravery bhwduri bundle gmf river ndi water pwxi beautiful sumdr beauty sumdrqw family prvwr book pusqk paper kwgz dark hnyrw darkness hnyrwpn group mmfli necklace hwr pearl moqi mad pwgl madness pwglpx caravan kwplw sword qlvwr steel POlwd weak kmzor weakness kmzori gang dl hard AOKw hardship AOiKAweI team tim strong blvwn strength bl committee kmyti sweet im~tw sweetness imtws (Verb - ikiraw) laugh h`sxw laughter hwsw write ilkxw writing ilkwei win ij~qxw victory ij~q decorate sjwauxw decoration sjwvt