n99et نقّط
Moroccan Darija · verb
“n99et” (نقّط) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to grade, to mark.
Meanings
- to grade, to mark
- to put dots, to dot
Usage
The verb n99eT is used mainly in school settings: a teacher who marks papers "n99eT" the pupils. One says n99eT l-wlad or n99eT lina mezyan ("he graded us well"). The preposition l- often introduces the person being graded. The corresponding noun is no9Ta ("grade, mark", plural no9aT). Be careful not to confuse the verb with this plural no9aT, which is written the same way in Arabic without vowels. The verb also keeps the concrete sense of "putting dots" on a surface or a text. It is common in spoken language.
Example
الأستاذ نقّط لينا مزيان فالامتحان
l'ostad n99eT lina mezyan f l-imti7an
“The teacher graded us well on the exam.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kann99eT | n99eTt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katn99eT | n99eTti | n99eT |
| nti (you, f.) | katn99Ti | n99eTti | n99Ti |
| howa (he) | kayn99eT | n99eT | |
| hiya (she) | katn99eT | n99Tat | |
| 7na (we) | kann99To | n99Tna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katn99To | n99eTto | n99To |
| homa (they) | kayn99To | n99To |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “n99et” but also “ne99et”, “n99t”, “nqqet” and “no9at”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.