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:github_url: https://git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_uhg/src/branch/master/content/noun_common.rst
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.. _noun_common:
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Noun Common
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Summary
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Common nouns are nouns that are not proper names (i.e. names of people or places).
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A common noun is any noun that is not a :ref:`proper name<noun_proper_name>`. Common noun change their form according to
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gender (either :ref:`masculine<gender_masculine>` or :ref:`feminine<gender_feminine>`) number (:ref:`singular<number_singular>`,
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:ref:`dual<number_dual>`, or :ref:`plural<number_plural>`), and state (either :ref:`absolute<state_absolute>` or
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:ref:`construct<state_construct>`).
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Form
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.. _noun_common-paradigm:
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Paradigm
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.. csv-table:: Noun Paradigm
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word,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss
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masculine singular absolute,סוּס,sus,stallion
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masculine singular construct,סוּס,sus,stallion of
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feminine singular absolute,סוּסָה,susah,mare
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feminine singular construct,סוּסַת,susat,mare of
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masculine plural absolute,סוּסִים,susim,stallions
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masculine plural construct,סוּסֵי,suse,stallions of
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feminine plural absolute,סוּסוֹת,susoth,mares
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feminine plural construct,סוּסוֹת,susoth,mares of
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Examples
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אִ֖ישׁ (man) is a common noun, but מֹשֶׁ֗ה (Moses) is not because it is a proper name.
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.. csv-table:: Example: NUM 12:3
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וְהָאִ֥ישׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה ענו מְאֹ֑ד
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weha'ish mosheh 'nw me'od
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and-the-man Moses humble very
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The truth was that Moses was a very humble person
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