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	نِکّا (nikkā)	نِکّے (nikke)		نِکّی (nikkī)	نِکِّیاں (nikkiyāṉ)
oblique	نِکّے (nikke)	نِکّیاں (nikkeyāṉ)		نِکّی (nikkī)	نِکِّیاں (nikkiyāṉ)

Saraiki

Etymology

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

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)	نکیاں (nikkeyā̃)		نکی (nikkī)	نکِیاں (nikkīyā̃)