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noun of place

noun of place noun: in Arabic and other Semitic languages, a noun formed from a root and expressing the sense of "place of X".

Noun

noun of place (plural nouns of place)

  1. In Arabic and other Semitic languages, a noun formed from a root and expressing the sense of "place of X".

noun of place meaning in Arabic

noun of place in Arabic

noun meaning “place of x” corresponding to a given verb or other part of speech
اِسْمُ ٱلْمَكَانِ ismu l-makāni

Forms of noun of place

pluralnouns of place

Origin of noun of place

Calque of Arabic اِسْم مَكَان (ism makān)

Questions about noun of place

What does noun of place mean?
Noun of place means in Arabic and other Semitic languages, a noun formed from a root and expressing the sense of "place of X".
What is noun of place in Arabic?
Noun of place in Arabic is اِسْمُ ٱلْمَكَانِ (ismu l-makāni). See Noun of place meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is noun of place?
Noun of place is a noun.
What is the plural of noun of place?
The plural of noun of place is nouns of place.

Words near noun of place in the dictionary

  1. noun modifier
  2. noun modifiers
  3. noun numeral
  4. noun of assemblage
  5. noun of multitude
  6. noun of place
  7. noun phrase
  8. noun phrases
  9. noun substantive
  10. noun substantive proper
  11. noun-self pronoun

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