نكتة

See also: نكبة, نکته, and ثكنة

Arabic

Noun

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

1. point, dot, tittle, spot
2. joke, anecdote, witticism
3. conceit (artificial equivocal answer)
4. odd person
5. merry-andrew, clown, buffoon

Declension

Declension of noun نُكْتَة (nukta)

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

• Egyptian Arabic: نكتة (nukta)

  → Greek: νόκτα (nókta)

• Gulf Arabic: نكتة (nikta)
• Moroccan Arabic: نكتة (nukta)
• → Ottoman Turkish: نكته (nükte)
  • Turkish: nükte
• → Persian: نُکْتِه (nokte, “point”)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نكتة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ن ك ت
1 term

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic نُكْتَة (nukta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuk.ta/, [ˈnoktæ]

Noun

نكتة • (nukta) f (plural نكت (nukat))

1. joke

Descendants

• Greek: νόκτα (nókta)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic نِكْتَة (nikta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nak.ta/, [ˈnæktæ]

Noun

نكتة • (nakta) f (plural نكتات (naktāt))

1. a poke

Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪk.tə/

Noun

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

1. joke, jest

   سِمَعْت آخِر نِكْتة ― Did you hear the latest (newest/most recent) joke?

2. (figuratively) funny, hilarious

   امبيه هالولد صج نكتة ― Oh my God, this boy is seriously funny!

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ك ت
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic نُكْتَة (nukta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuk.ta/, [ˈnʊk.ta]

Noun

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

1. joke

   سِمِعْت آخِر نُكْتة؟ ― simiʿt āḵir nukta? ― Did you hear the latest joke?

2. (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

Inherited 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))

1. 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?