See also: نكأ and نِکا

Northern Kurdish

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Adverb

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نکا (nka)

  1. Arabic spelling of nika (now)

References

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

Persian

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Proper noun

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نکا (nekâ)

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

Punjabi

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. small, little
    Synonym: چھوٹا (choṭā)
  2. young

Declension

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Declension of نکا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct نِکّا (nikkā) نِکّے (nikke) نِکّی (nikkī) نِکِّیاں (nikkiyāṉ)
oblique نِکّے (nikke) نِکّیاں (nikkeyāṉ) نِکّی (nikkī) نِکِّیاں (nikkiyāṉ)

Saraiki

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇikka), from Sanskrit निक्त (nikta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *niktás, from Proto-Indo-European *nikʷ-tó-s (washed, cleansed).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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نِکّا (nikkā)

  1. small
  2. young

Declension

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