نقطة

See also: نقطه and نقطہ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ق ط (n-q-ṭ). Related to Hebrew נְקֻדָּה (nequddá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuq.tˤa/
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Noun

نُقْطَة • (nuqṭa) f (plural نُقْطَات (nuqṭāt) or نُقُطَات (nuquṭāt) or نُقَط (nuqaṭ) or نِقَاط (niqāṭ))

  1. dot, point
  2. period (punctuation mark)
  3. spot (stain, tarnish)
  4. drop

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نقطة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نقطة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ق ط
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnuɡ.tˤa/, [ˈnʊɡ.tˤa]

Noun

نقطة • (nugṭa) f (plural نقط (nugaṭ) or نقاط (nugāṭ))

  1. dot
  2. point
  3. period (punctuation mark)
  4. spot (stain, tarnish)
  5. drop

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ن ق ط
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuq.tˤa/

Noun

نقطة • (nuqṭa) f (plural نقط (nuqaṭ) or نقاطي (nqāṭi), paucal نقطات (nuqṭāt))

  1. dot, point
  2. subject, issue
  3. period (punctuation mark)
  4. drop
    Synonym: قطرة (qaṭra)
  5. grade, mark (performance expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol)
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