نکا

See also: نكأ‎ and نِکا‎

Northern Kurdish

Adverb

نکا (nka)

1. Arabic spelling of nika (“now”)

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “nika”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 75

Persian

Proper noun

نکا • (nekâ)

1. Neka (a city in Mazandaran province, Iran)

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇikka)), from Sanskrit निक्त (niktá).

Adjective

نکا • (nikkā) (feminine نکی‎, Gurmukhi spelling ਨਿੱਕਾ)

1. small, little

   Synonym: چھوٹا‎ (choṭā)

2. young

Declension

Declension of نکا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	نکا‎ (nkā)	نکے‎ (nke)		نکی‎ (nkī)	نکِیْاں‎ (nkīyāṉ)
oblique	نکے‎ (nke)	نکِیاں‎ (nkiyāṉ)		نکی‎ (nkī)	نکِیْاں‎ (nkīyāṉ)

Saraiki

Etymology

Compare Punjabi نِکّا‎ (nikkā)۔

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nik.kaː/

Adjective

نِکّا (nikkā)

1. small
2. young

Declension

Declension of نکا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	نکا‎ (nikkā)	نکے‎ (nikke)		نکی‎ (nikkī)	نکِیاں‎ (nikkīyā̃)
oblique	نکے‎ (nikke)	نکے, نکیاں‎ (nikke, nikkeyā̃)		نکی‎ (nikkī)	نکِیاں‎ (nikkīyā̃)