ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Noun

ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾ • (nuqtā) m (Shahmukhi spelling نقطه)

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

Derived terms

• ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾ ਨਿਗਾਹ m (nuqtā nigāh, “viewpoint”)
• ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾਚੀਨ m (nuqtācīn, “fault-finder”)

Further reading

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