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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:

  1. Proper Noun (व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा)
  2. Common Noun (जातिवाचक संज्ञा)
  3. Collective Noun (समूहवाचक संज्ञा)
  4. Material Noun (द्रव्यवाचक संज्ञा)
  5. 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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