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.. _pronoun:

Pronoun
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Summary
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A pronoun is a word that indirectly refers to a person or a thing.  For example: "John" is a proper name, "man" is a common noun,
and "he" is a pronoun; but all three terms can refer to the same person named "John".

Article
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In Biblical Aramaic, a pronoun can function as a :ref:`noun<noun>` (personal pronouns), an :ref:`adjective<adjective>` (demonstrative pronouns),
or a :ref:`relative particle<particle_relative>` (relative pronouns).


Types
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Biblical Aramaic contains the following five types of pronouns.

:ref:`Demonstrative<pronoun_demonstrative>` pronoun
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:ref:`Indefinite<pronoun_indefinite>` pronoun
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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:ref:`Interrogative<pronoun_interrogative>` pronoun
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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:ref:`Personal<pronoun_personal>` pronoun
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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:ref:`Relative<pronoun_relative>` pronoun
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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