ނުކުތާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪ukut̪əː/, [n̪ukut̪əː]

Noun

ނުކުތާ • (nukutā) (plural ނުކުތާތައް (nukutātak̊))

1. dot, point, full stop, period, jot; a diacritical point
2. something to be carefully noted, detail

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނުކުތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 195