Noun Proper Name¶
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Proper names (usually, of people or places) are a special class of noun called “proper nouns”.
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By way of example: פָּרַס (“Persia”) is a proper noun (because it is a name), but עוֹף (“bird”) is a common noun. Biblical Aramaic does not have capital letters to signify proper names. Proper nouns always appear in the absolute state and are considered 3rd person singular when used as subjects of verbs, direct objects, or referred to by personal pronouns or pronominal suffixes. Proper names can be either masculine or feminine.