nukta
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
nukta class IX (plural nukta class X)
Derived terms
See also
- ritifaa, apostrofi ( ' ) ( ’ )
- mabano ya mraba ( { } )
- mabano ya maua ( [ ] )
- nukta mbili, nukta pacha, koloni ( : )
- alama ya mkato, koma ( , )
- kistariungio ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
- alama ya mshangao ( ! )
- alama ya mkwaju ( ⁄ )
- kistariungio ( - ) ( ‐ )
- mabano, parandesi, braketi ( ( ) )
- nukta ( . )
- alama ya swali ( ? )
- alama ya kunukuu ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
- nukta mkato ( ; )
- alama ya mkwaju ( / )
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 294 Nr. 2788