Arabic for joke

nukta
ﻧُﻜﺘَﺔ
joke – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﻧُﻜﺘَﺔ means joke. It is pronounced nukta.

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The Arabic word word for joke can also be conjugated:

nukat
ﻧُﻜَﺖ
joke – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word joke

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Important letters:
The root of the word joke consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, kaf that is written and pronounced k and ta that is written and pronounced t. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of joke

ﻧُﻜﺘَﺔ
ﻧـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ـﺔ
 
nun
n
kaf
k
ta
t
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for joke consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻧُﻜﺘَﺔ and pronounced nukta.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for joke

fu3la becomes nukta

We have seen that the Arabic word for joke is written ﻧُﻜﺘَﺔ and pronounced nukta. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3la and the root letters are n, k and t, the word becomes nukta.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as joke