noktal

Noktal is a term that appears in Turkish linguistic and typographic contexts. It is not a common standalone noun in modern Turkish; the basic word for a dot or point is nokta. The form noktal occurs mainly within compounds derived from nokta, such as noktalama (punctuation) and noktalı (dotted). In everyday usage, speakers typically refer to points or dots with nokta or şekli with descriptors like noktalar (the plural form) when discussing multiple points.

In Turkish, the plural of nokta is noktalar, and the related adjective noktalı means dotted or spotted. The word nokta is used for punctuation marks in writing; for example, bir nokta denotes a period, and noktalama işaretleri refers to the set of punctuation marks. In mathematics and geometry, a point is also described as nokta, with noktalar as the plural.

In computing and typography, nokta commonly refers to the dot used to separate domain names or to indicate file extensions, and it appears in contexts such as decimal notation in technical writing. Turkish numerals traditionally use a comma as the decimal separator, but in international or programming contexts the term nokta may be used when translating the English term dot.

Etymology and related terms: nokta is a native Turkish word with historical roots in the broader Turkish language family, tracing to a Proto-Turkic origin and influencing related terms in Turkish orthography. The related forms noktalama, noktalı, and noktalar are widely used in education, publishing, and digital contexts.

See also: Nokta, Noktalama, Noktalama işaretleri, Noktalı.