نكتة

See also: نكبة‎ and نکته‎

Arabic

Noun

نُكْتَة • (nukta) f (plural نُكُتَات‎ (nukutāt) or نُكَت‎ (nukat) or نِكَات‎ (nikāt))

point, dot, tittle, spot
joke, anecdote, witticism
conceit (artificial equivocal answer)
odd person
merry-andrew, clown, buffoon

Declension

Declension of noun نُكْتَة (nukta)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُكْتَة nukta	النُّكْتَة‎ an-nukta	نُكْتَة nuktat
Nominative	نُكْتَةٌ nuktatun	النُّكْتَةُ‎ an-nuktatu	نُكْتَةُ nuktatu
Accusative	نُكْتَةً nuktatan	النُّكْتَةَ‎ an-nuktata	نُكْتَةَ nuktata
Genitive	نُكْتَةٍ nuktatin	النُّكْتَةِ‎ an-nuktati	نُكْتَةِ nuktati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُكْتَتَيْن‎ nuktatayn	النُّكْتَتَيْن‎ an-nuktatayn	نُكْتَتَيْ‎ nuktatay
Nominative	نُكْتَتَانِ‎ nuktatāni	النُّكْتَتَانِ‎ an-nuktatāni	نُكْتَتَا‎ nuktatā
Accusative	نُكْتَتَيْنِ‎ nuktatayni	النُّكْتَتَيْنِ‎ an-nuktatayni	نُكْتَتَيْ‎ nuktatay
Genitive	نُكْتَتَيْنِ‎ nuktatayni	النُّكْتَتَيْنِ‎ an-nuktatayni	نُكْتَتَيْ‎ nuktatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُكُتَات‎‎; نُكَت‎‎; نِكَات‎ nukutāt‎; nukat‎; nikāt	النُّكُتَات‎‎; النُّكَت‎‎; النِّكَات‎ an-nukutāt‎; an-nukat‎; an-nikāt	نُكُتَات‎‎; نُكَت‎‎; نِكَات‎ nukutāt‎; nukat‎; nikāt
Nominative	نُكُتَاتٌ‎‎; نُكَتٌ‎‎; نِكَاتٌ‎ nukutātun‎; nukatun‎; nikātun	النُّكُتَاتُ‎‎; النُّكَتُ‎‎; النِّكَاتُ‎ an-nukutātu‎; an-nukatu‎; an-nikātu	نُكُتَاتُ‎‎; نُكَتُ‎‎; نِكَاتُ‎ nukutātu‎; nukatu‎; nikātu
Accusative	نُكُتَاتٍ‎‎; نُكَتًا‎‎; نِكَاتٍ‎ nukutātin‎; nukatan‎; nikātin	النُّكُتَاتِ‎‎; النُّكَتَ‎‎; النِّكَاتِ‎ an-nukutāti‎; an-nukata‎; an-nikāti	نُكُتَاتِ‎‎; نُكَتَ‎‎; نِكَاتِ‎ nukutāti‎; nukata‎; nikāti
Genitive	نُكُتَاتٍ‎‎; نُكَتٍ‎‎; نِكَاتٍ‎ nukutātin‎; nukatin‎; nikātin	النُّكُتَاتِ‎‎; النُّكَتِ‎‎; النِّكَاتِ‎ an-nukutāti‎; an-nukati‎; an-nikāti	نُكُتَاتِ‎‎; نُكَتِ‎‎; نِكَاتِ‎ nukutāti‎; nukati‎; nikāti

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: نكتة‎ (nikta)
Moroccan Arabic: نكتة‎ (nukta)
→ Persian: نُکْتِه‎ (nokte, “point”)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نكتة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪk.tə/

Noun

نِكْتَة • (nikta) f (plural نكت‎ (nikat))

joke, jest
‏سِمَعْت آخِر نِكْتة‎ ― Did you hear the latest (newest/most recent) joke?
(figuratively) funny, hilarious
‏امبيه هالولد صج نكتة‎ ― Oh my God, this boy is seriously funny!

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ك ت‎

Etymology

From Arabic نُكْتَة‎ (nukta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnuk.ta/, [ˈnʊk.ta]

Noun

نكتة • (nukta) f (plural نُكَت‎ (nukat) or نكات‎ (nukāt) or نُكْتات‎ (nuktāt))

joke
‏سِمِعْت آخِر نُكْتة؟‎‎
simiʿt āḵir nukta?
Did you hear the latest joke?
(figuratively) funny, hilarious
‏ياخي إنت من جد نكتة‎
yāḵi inta min jidd nukta
Man!, you are seriously funny!

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ن ك ت‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نُكْتَة‎ (nukta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuk.ta/

Noun

نكتة • (nukta) f (plural نكت‎ (nukat) or نكاتي‎ (nkāti) or نكتات‎ (nuktāt), diminutive نكيتة‎ (nkīta))

joke
‏سمعت آخر نكتة على ناس الدار البيضا؟‎‎
smaʕti ʔāḵir nukta ʕla nās ed-dār el-bīḍa
Did you hear the lastest joke about the people from Casablanca?

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