نقطة

See also: نقطه‎ and نقطہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ق ط‎ (n-q-ṭ); compare نَقَطَ‎ (naqaṭa, “to dot”). Related to Hebrew נְקֻדָּה‎ (nekudá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnuqtˁa/
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Noun

نُقْطَة • (nuqṭa) f (plural نُقَط‎ (nuqaṭ) or نِقَاط‎ (niqāṭ))

Declension

Declension of noun نُقْطَة (nuqṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُقْطَة nuqṭa	النُّقْطَة‎ an-nuqṭa	نُقْطَة nuqṭat
Nominative	نُقْطَةٌ nuqṭatun	النُّقْطَةُ‎ an-nuqṭatu	نُقْطَةُ nuqṭatu
Accusative	نُقْطَةً nuqṭatan	النُّقْطَةَ‎ an-nuqṭata	نُقْطَةَ nuqṭata
Genitive	نُقْطَةٍ nuqṭatin	النُّقْطَةِ‎ an-nuqṭati	نُقْطَةِ nuqṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُقْطَتَيْن‎ nuqṭatayn	النُّقْطَتَيْن‎ an-nuqṭatayn	نُقْطَتَيْ‎ nuqṭatay
Nominative	نُقْطَتَانِ‎ nuqṭatāni	النُّقْطَتَانِ‎ an-nuqṭatāni	نُقْطَتَا‎ nuqṭatā
Accusative	نُقْطَتَيْنِ‎ nuqṭatayni	النُّقْطَتَيْنِ‎ an-nuqṭatayni	نُقْطَتَيْ‎ nuqṭatay
Genitive	نُقْطَتَيْنِ‎ nuqṭatayni	النُّقْطَتَيْنِ‎ an-nuqṭatayni	نُقْطَتَيْ‎ nuqṭatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُقَط‎‎; نِقَاط‎ nuqaṭ‎; niqāṭ	النُّقَط‎‎; النِّقَاط‎ an-nuqaṭ‎; an-niqāṭ	نُقَط‎‎; نِقَاط‎ nuqaṭ‎; niqāṭ
Nominative	نُقَطٌ‎‎; نِقَاطٌ‎ nuqaṭun‎; niqāṭun	النُّقَطُ‎‎; النِّقَاطُ‎ an-nuqaṭu‎; an-niqāṭu	نُقَطُ‎‎; نِقَاطُ‎ nuqaṭu‎; niqāṭu
Accusative	نُقَطًا‎‎; نِقَاطًا‎ nuqaṭan‎; niqāṭan	النُّقَطَ‎‎; النِّقَاطَ‎ an-nuqaṭa‎; an-niqāṭa	نُقَطَ‎‎; نِقَاطَ‎ nuqaṭa‎; niqāṭa
Genitive	نُقَطٍ‎‎; نِقَاطٍ‎ nuqaṭin‎; niqāṭin	النُّقَطِ‎‎; النِّقَاطِ‎ an-nuqaṭi‎; an-niqāṭi	نُقَطِ‎‎; نِقَاطِ‎ nuqaṭi‎; niqāṭi

Descendants

Azerbaijani: nöqtə
Bashkir: нөктә (nöktä)
English: nuqta, nukta
Hindustani:
Hindi: नुक़्ता (nuqtā)

Urdu: نقطہ‎
Malay: noktah
Maltese: nikta
Persian: نقطه‎
Turkish: nokta
Uzbek: nuqta

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

Etymology

From Arabic نُقْطَة‎ (nuqṭa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnuɡtˁa/

Noun

نُقْطَة • (nugṭa) f

(plural نُقَط‎ ‎(nugaṭ) or نُقَاط‎ ‎(nugāṭ))

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