नुक़्ता

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian نقطه (nuqta), from Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nʊq.t̪ɑː/, [nʊq.t̪äː], /nʊk.t̪ɑː/, [nʊk.t̪äː]

Noun edit

नुक़्ता (nuqtām (Urdu spelling نقطہ)

  1. (orthography) nuqta
    Synonym: बिंदी (bindī) (uncommon)
  2. diacritical mark in general
  3. point, dot
  4. focus
  5. (linguistics) stress
    Synonym: आघात (āghāt)

Declension edit

See also edit