ਨੁਕਤਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Noun

ਨੁਕਤਾ • (nuktā) m (Shahmukhi spelling نقطه)

1. point, dot
2. nuqta (diacritic)
3. point (of argument), meaning

Derived terms

• ਨੁਕਤਾ ਨਿਗਾਹ m (nuktā nigāh, “viewpoint”)
• ਨੁਕਤਾਚੀਨ m (nuktācīn, “fault-finder”)

Further reading

• “ਨੁਕਤਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024