Noun (संज्ञा)

A noun is the name of a person, place, animal or a thing.

Naming words are noun.

Examples: Ram, Shyam, Doctor, Engineer, Dog, Cat, India, Japan, Delhi, Mumbai, Chair, Table, Honesty, Kindness, Car, Bus, Bike Home, Man, Woman etc

Kinds of Noun

There are following 5 Kinds of Noun:

Proper Noun (व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा)
Common Noun (जातिवाचक संज्ञा)
Collective Noun (समूहवाचक संज्ञा)
Material Noun (द्रव्यवाचक संज्ञा)
Abstract Noun (भाववाचक संज्ञा)

1- Proper Noun (व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा)

The name of a particular person, place or thing is called a proper noun.

Name of all persons, cities, villages, states, houses, streets and things are proper noun.

Proper nouns are written in capital letters.

Examples: Ram, Shyam, Delhi, Lucknow, Ganga, Bible, Geeta, Holi, January, February, Monday, Tuesday, Hindu, Sikh etc.

2- Common Noun (जातिवाचक संज्ञा)

A common noun is the common name of a class of person, place or thing.

Examples: Boy, Girl, Country, City, Fruits, Book, River, Dog, Newspaper etc.

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3- Collective Noun (समूहवाचक संज्ञा)

A collective noun refers to the collection of persons or things that are similar. These grouped names are called collective noun.

Examples: Team, Family, Committee, Crowd, Bunch, Flock, Band, Gang etc.

4- Material Noun (द्रव्यवाचक संज्ञा)

A material noun is the name of a substance that is eaten, drunk, measured and weighed but not counted. A material noun expresses to the mass.

Examples: Gold, Iron, Silver, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Milk, Water, Curd, Oil, Paper, Stone, Wool, Bread etc.

5- Abstract Noun (भाववाचक संज्ञा)

Abstract noun is the name of such type of thing which is not seen or touched but only thought of.

Remember:

Actions like walking, running, singing etc. are abstract noun.
Science and arts like Physics, Mathematics, Painting etc. are abstract noun.
Languages like Hindi, French, English etc. are also abstract noun.
Diseases like Cancer, jaundice, Headache etc. are abstract noun.

Examples: Honesty, Virtue, Health, Honesty, Poverty, Beauty, Kindness, Goodness, Greatness, Weakness, Wisdom, Truth, Love, Sleep, Childhood, Death, Happiness etc.

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