Edward Lipiński refers to Semitic nouns as having four states: absolute (free/indeterminate), construct, determinate, and predicate.
ˈɛdwɚd lɪpˈɪnski ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə sɛmˈɪɾɪk nˈaʊnz æz hˌævɪŋ fˈoːɹ stˈeɪts: ˈæbsəlˌuːt fɹˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɪndɪtˈɜːmᵻnət, kˈɑːnstɹʌkt, dɪtˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪt, ænd pɹˈɛdᵻkˌeɪt.