نكتہ

nukta (for A. نكتة nuktat, v.n. fr. نكت 'to poke (the ground, etc.) with the end of a stick,' etc.), s.m. (orig.) 'A point';—a point (of wit); a quaint saying; a pithy sentence;—a subtle or quaint conceit; a nice or metaphysical distinction; a mythical signification;—headstall (of a horse):—nūkta-bīn, or nukta-ćīn, adj. & s.m. Hypercritical; captious;—a captious critic, a caviller, carper:—nukta-pardāz, adj. Acute, subtle, ingenious; sententious;—s.m. An acute genius:—nukta-pardāzī, s.f. Acuteness; ingenuity; wit, humour; sententiousness:—nukta-ćīn, adj. & s.m. See nukta-bīn:—nukta-ćīnī, s.f. Carping, captiousness, cavil:—nukta-ćīnīkarnā, To carp (at), to cavil:—nukta-dān, or nukta-ras, or nukta-shinās, or nukta-fahm, adj. Understanding subtleties or mystical meanings, sagacious, discerning, nice, of penetrating intellect:—nukta-dānī, s.f. Sagacity, penetration, discernment.