نكتة
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
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نكتة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], 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 |
| 1 term |
Etymology
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
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 latest joke about the people from Casablanca?