NOUN संज्ञा (short name-PCCMA)
NOUN: - The word that indicates the name of a person, place, thing, action, quality or condition is called noun.
Ex:- Ram, Sita, Delhi, March, Book, honesty, childhood, etc.
NOUN (Any name/naming words)
Types according to modern english grammar (3)
(1) PROPER NOUN व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा
(Particular name-खास नाम )
Ex- Geeta, Mohan, Mumbai, February, Neel Kamal Chair, Student friend book etc.
(2) COUNTABLE NOUN गणनीयवाचक संज्ञा
(can be counted-गिना जा सके )
(2) UNCOUNTABLE NOUN अगणनीयवाचक संज्ञा
(cannot be counted- गिना नहीं जा सके)
Types according to old english grammar (5)
(1) PROPER NOUN (Particular name)
Ex- Geeta, Mohan, Mumbai, February, Neel Kamal Chair, Student friend book etc.
(2) Common noun जातिवाचक संज्ञा
(common name of same class or kind)
Ex- student, patient, cow, Chair, mother, bench, etc.
Note- things made from row materials (Gold-ring, wood-furniture)
(3) Material noun- द्रव्यवाचक संज्ञा
(name of matter or substance)
Ex- Gold, Silver, meat, grass, wood, sand, etc.
(4) Collective noun- समूहवाचक संज्ञा
(name of collection)
Ex- class, crowd, army, family, parliament, gang, herd, etc.
(5) Abstract noun- भाववाचक संज्ञा
(name of quality, state, idea or feeling)
Ex- poverty, beauty, boyhood, childhood, etc.
Standard Definition Format: -
The noun that denotes the ………………. is called …………. noun.