“Period”, “Periods” (grammar) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Period” (the noun, as in the grammatical feature) is written using the Latin script as:

Ne2ta

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نقطة

In Lebanese Arabic, “Periods” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Ne2at

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 نقط

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Sentences end with a period.”

2al jemal byinteho bine2ta.

.الجمل بينتهو بنقطة

 
“Add a period at the end.”

(m) Zid ne2ta bel 2ekhir.

(f) Zide ne2ta bel 2ekhir.

.زيد نقطة بالآخر (m)

.زيدي نقطة بالآخر (f)

 
“This button creates a period.”

Hal zer bya3mol ne2ta.

.هالزر بيعمل نقطة

 
“There are four periods in this paragraph.’

Fi 2arb3a ne2at bel fa2ra.

.في اربع نقط بالفقرة

 
“Should I add a period?”

Lezim zid ne2ta?

لازم ضيد نقطة؟

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Period”, “Periods” (grammar) in Tunisian Arabic

“Period”, “Periods” (grammar) in Turkish