- What is nominalization?
- How is an adjective nominalized?
- Can nominalized adjectives have plural form?
Using a word which is not a noun as a noun is called nominalization. In Persian, adjectives can be nominalized and function exactly like nouns. They are called nominalized adjectives or adjectival nouns. Nominalized adjectives can take plural suffix like a noun and have plural form. In English, adjectives are nominalized with the definite article. However, they are not exactly treated like a noun and do not take plural suffix.
| Adjective | Adjectival Noun |
|---|---|
| زخمی zakhmi wounded |
زخمیها zakhmihâ the wounded |
| بیکار bikâr unemployed |
بیکاران bikârân the unemployed |
| سوئدی Suedi Swedish |
سوئدیها Suedihâ the Swedish |
In the following examples, nominalized adjectives are in singular form:
| خوب، بد، زشت khub, bad, zesht the good, the bad, and the ugly |
| دارا و ندار dârâ vo nadâr (dârâ o nadâr) the rich and the poor |