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نقط

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of marking, dotting, or making small points. It extends to the idea of breaking something down into small pieces, acquiring something gradually, and also refers to specific social or familial relationships.

Derived headwords

نَقَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to dotboth

    To place dots or diacritical marks on a letter or text, thereby clarifying its pronunciation or meaning.

  2. 2.
    to markboth

    To make small marks or points on something.

نَقَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to punctuateboth

    To add diacritical marks or points to letters, often to aid in pronunciation or distinguish similar-looking characters.

النُّقْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dotboth

    A small mark or spot, often used in writing for diacritics or punctuation.

  2. 2.
    pointboth

    A specific location or position, or a single item in a series.

  3. 3.
    diacritical markboth

    A mark placed above or below a letter to indicate pronunciation or distinguish it from another letter.

نُقَطnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered patchesboth

    Referring to small, dispersed areas of something, such as vegetation.

نُقَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    dotsboth

    The plural of 'nuqṭah', referring to multiple small marks or points.

  2. 2.
    pointsboth

    The plural of 'nuqṭah', referring to multiple specific locations or items.

تَنَقَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dottedboth

    To become characterized by scattered marks or points, or to have patches of something appear.

  2. 2.
    to acquire graduallyboth

    To take or receive something little by little, in stages.

النَّاطِقnoun
  1. 1.
    freedman's freedmanclassical

    A person who is the freedman of a freedman; a second-generation freedman.

النَّقِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    freedman's freedmanclassical

    A person who is the freedman of a freedman; a second-generation freedman.

نُقْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    markboth

    A sign or symbol, often used as a designation or identifier.

Parallel reading

نقط الحرف ونقطه: أعجمه
To dot the letter and to dot it: to add diacritical marks to it.
والاسم: النقطة
And the noun is: al-nuqṭah.
ج: كصرد وكتاب
Its plural is like ṣurad and kitāb.
ومنه: نقاط من الكلأ
And from it: scattered patches of vegetation.
ونقط، للقطع المتفرقة منه
And nuqaṭ, for the scattered pieces of it.
وتنقط المكان: صار كذلك
And the place became tanqaṭ: it became like that (i.e., dotted or patchy).
والخبر: أخذه شيئا بعد شيء
And the report: he took it little by little.
والناقط والنقيط: مولى المولى
And al-nāqiṭ and al-naqīṭ: the freedman of the freedman.
ونقطة، بالضم: علم
And nuqṭah, with dammah: a mark.