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Noun rules

Reflect their usage as plural, possessive, and indirect object.
Manifest in three cases: Subject-Direct Object, Possessive, and Indirect Object.
Decline by one of six groups based on their dictionary form.
Three irregular nouns exist: hfai, hfihar, and eredh. These are explained later.
Note that "-ha" the proper singular suffix is usually not used except when the name refers to a group, in which case the singular specifies a single member.

		Noun declination table
		Proper	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
Number	Case		ć, e, i	a, o, u	(consonant)	sam	am
	Normal	-ha¹
Singular	Possessive	s'-	-n	-m	-ai	-sem⁴	-em⁵
	Dative	-h'ri²	-vha	-vha	-evha	-sevha⁴	-evha⁵
	Normal	su³	-in	-r	-ir	-sai⁴	-ai⁵
Plural	Possessive	ch'-	-en	-'en	-en	-sen⁴	-en⁵
	Dative	-su'ri³	-vher	-vher	-evher	-sevher⁴	-evher⁵

[ha] is added to the root to create a singular proper noun.
[h] is added if the root does not already end in 'h'.
If the word root ends with and n or m then the consonate is doubled before adding +su or +su'ri as in Rihannsu or Rihannsu'ri
Remove the {sam} ending before adding to the word stem.
Remove the {*am} for Group 5 ending before adding to the word stem. The asterisk denotes the removal of any preceeding consonant.

		Irregular Noun Declension
Number	Case	Servant	House Clan	Sibling	Person	Cadet
	Normal	Hfai	Hfihar	Ravsam	Rhadam	Eredh
Singular	Possessive	Hfeham	Hfirh	Ravsem	Rhadem	Eredhai
	Dative	Hfaevha	Hfihevha	Rasevha	Rhaevha	Eredhevha
	Normal	Hfehan	Hfihrnn	Ravsai	Rhadai	Eredhin
Plural	Possessive	Hfehen	Hfihrin	Ravsen	Rhaden	Eredhen
	Dative	Hfavher	Hfihevher	Rasevher	Rhaevher	Eredhevher

Deriving from verbs
+(')elh	Deverbal noun. glottal stop added if root ends with i or e +ance > The hotel entrance is small. > Ahr'saj na kri plhere'elh	entrance - plhere'elh
+sam	Deverbal noun similar to +elh. +ance > His resemblance to his father is remarkable. > Ahr'hliuhenh Diam fuhhesam nnea di'ranov	resemblance - fuhhesam
tem+	makes an action noun	entry - templhere
+lai	alternate to tem+ to create action nouns	entry - plherelai
i(')+ ... +(')edh	+tion / +sion	permission - ivhuinedh
+nen	Used to create an agent noun +or / +er / +ist	defender - kholhnen
+asi	Poetic alternative to +nen	defender - kholhasi
ra'+ ro+ la+ +an	Rare poetic alternatives to the -nen and -asi endings
la+ ... +(e)ri	Creates a noun object from the root verb. If the root ends with an e, the e is dropped.	employee - larhudheri
+hai	Alternative to la+ ... +(e)ri above	employee - rhudhhai
Deriving from other nouns
+ma	+ship > Her dictatorship > Kasćma riam	dictatorship - kasćma
+'dćnn	Establishment noun form similar to -y or -cy in English +y +cy > The government's agency. > Na lehrei'dćnn jahkćrai.	agency - lehrei'dćnn
+sam	+ism > This mechanism protects the starship. > Tivh etrehhsam khelh na khina.	mechanism - etrehhsam
Deriving from adjectives
+asi +a	Creates an agent noun similar to the above verb derivation.	stranger - edaolasi, edaola
+'le	Similar to +ness in English	kindness - teillh'le
+sam	Deverbal noun similar to the previous +sam derivations. Rarely used. Perhaps used in poetry. thehnhasisam is a long winded example. Using thehnhsam is better.
+no	Used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition. Similar to -ity in English.	civility - kryrhno
Affixed noun states
al'+	Implies an improved state of the root word.
d'+	Honorific prefix for names or places, with the meaning of Great or Grand to the root word.
ehl'+	Implies a deficiency, loss, or lacking of the root word.
el'	Implies an increased state, superior state, or advanced state of the root word.
ne+	Implies an decreased state, inferior state, or primitive state of the root. Direct opposite of el'
di'+	Implies a male gender of the root word. Used with animate nouns.
ri'+	Implies a female gender of the root word. Used with animate nouns.
+al	Implies an diminished state of the root word. Direct opposite of al'+
+hwy	Implies the root word is tamed (like a domesticated animal), held, or restrained.