Arabic for dot

nuqTa
ﻧُﻘﻄَﺔ
dot – feminine singular

The Arabic word for dot is pronounced nuqTa and written ﻧُﻘﻄَﺔ.

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The Arabic word word for dot can also be conjugated:

nuqaT
ﻧُﻘَﻂ
dot – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word dot consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, qaf that is written and pronounced q and Ta that is written and pronounced T. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to dot

The word dot letter by letter

ﻧُﻘﻄَﺔ
ﻧـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻄـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻄـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻃـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻂ
ـﺔ
 
nun
n
qaf
q
Ta
T
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for dot 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻄـ ) 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 ﻧُﻘﻄَﺔ and pronounced nuqTa.
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 dot

fu3la becomes nuqTa

We have seen that the Arabic word for dot is written ﻧُﻘﻄَﺔ and pronounced nuqTa. 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, q and T, the word becomes nuqTa.
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 dot