نقص

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See also: نقض and ن ق ص

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ق ص (n q ṣ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

نَقَصَ (naqaṣa) I (non-past يَنْقُصُ (yanquṣu), verbal noun نَقْص (naqṣ) or نُقْصَان (nuqṣān))

  1. to decrease, diminish, reduce
  2. to be reduced by (an amount)
  3. to lack
Conjugation
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Root
ن ق ص (n q ṣ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

نَقْص (naqṣm

  1. verbal noun of نَقَصَ (naqaṣa) (form I)
  2. reduction
  3. lack
Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

نقص (form I)

  1. نَقُصُّ (naquṣṣu) /na.qusˤ.sˤu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)
  2. نُقَصُّ (nuqaṣṣu) /nu.qasˤ.sˤu/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)
  3. نَقُصَّ (naquṣṣa) /na.qusˤ.sˤa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)
  4. نُقَصَّ (nuqaṣṣa) /nu.qasˤ.sˤa/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)
  5. نَقُصِّ (naquṣṣi) /na.qusˤ.sˤi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)
  6. نُقَصِّ (nuqaṣṣi) /nu.qasˤ.sˤi/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ق ص
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَقَصَ (naqaṣa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni.ɡisˤ/, /na.ɡasˤ/

Verb

نقص (nigiṣ, nagaṣ) I (non-past يِنْقَص (yingaṣ))

  1. to be decreaseed, diminished
  2. to be reduced by (an amount)
  3. to lack
Conjugation 1
    Conjugation of نقص (nigiṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m نقصت (nigiṣt) نقصت (nigiṣt) نقص (nigiṣ) نقصنا (nigiṣna) نقصتوا (nigiṣtu) نقصوا (nigṣu)
f نقصتي (nigiṣti) نقصت (nigṣat)
non-past m أنقص (ʔangaṣ) تنقص (tingaṣ) ينقص (yingaṣ) ننقص (ningaṣ) تنقصوا (tingaṣu) ينقصوا (yingaṣu)
f تنقصي (tingaṣi) تنقص (tingaṣ)
imperative m انقص (angaṣ) انقصوا (angaṣu)
f انقصي (angaṣi)
Conjugation 2
    Conjugation of نقص (nagaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m نقصت (nagaṣt) نقصت (nagaṣt) نقص (nagaṣ) نقصنا (nagaṣna) نقصتوا (nagaṣtu) نقصوا (nagaṣu)
f نقصتي (nagaṣti) نقصت (nagaṣat)
non-past m أنقص (ʔangaṣ) تنقص (tingaṣ) ينقص (yingaṣ) ننقص (ningaṣ) تنقصوا (tingaṣu) ينقصوا (yingaṣu)
f تنقصي (tingaṣi) تنقص (tingaṣ)
imperative m انقص (angaṣ) انقصوا (angaṣu)
f انقصي (angaṣi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَقْص (naqṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

نقص (nagṣm

  1. reduction
  2. lack

Etymology 3

From Arabic نَقَّص (naqqaṣ).

Pronunciation

Verb

نَقَّص (naggaṣ) II (non-past يِنَقِّص (yinaggiṣ))

  1. to decrease, diminish
  2. to reduce by (an amount)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of نقص (naggaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m نقصت (naggaṣt) نقصت (naggaṣt) نقص (naggaṣ) نقصنا (naggaṣna) نقصتوا (naggaṣtu) نقصوا (naggaṣu)
f نقصتي (naggaṣti) نقصت (naggaṣat)
non-past m أنقص (ʔanaggiṣ) تنقص (tinaggiṣ) ينقص (yinaggiṣ) ننقص (ninaggiṣ) تنقصوا (tinaggiṣu) ينقصوا (yinaggiṣu)
f تنقصي (tinaggiṣi) تنقص (tinaggiṣ)
imperative m نقص (naggiṣ) نقصوا (naggiṣu)
f نقصي (naggiṣi)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَقْص (naqṣ)

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? naqs
Dari reading? naqs
Iranian reading? nağs
Tajik reading? naqs
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

Dari نَقص
Iranian Persian
Tajik нақс

نقص (naqs) (plural نقص‌ها (naqs-hâ))

  1. deficiency, imperfection
  2. defect, blemish
  3. decrease, diminution

References

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نقص”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ق ص
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَقَّصَ (naqqaṣa).

Pronunciation

Verb

نقّص (naʔʔaṣ) II (present بنقّص (binaʔʔeṣ))

  1. to reduce, to decrease

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نقّص (naʔʔaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m نقّصت (naʔʔaṣt) نقّصت (naʔʔaṣt) نقّص (naʔʔaṣ) نقّصنا (naʔʔaṣna) نقّصتو (naʔʔaṣtu) نقّصو (naʔʔaṣu)
f نقّصتي (naʔʔaṣti) نقّصت (naʔʔaṣat)
present m بنقّص (banaʔʔeṣ) بتنقّص (bitnaʔʔeṣ) بنقّص (binaʔʔeṣ) مننقّص (minnaʔʔeṣ) بتنقّصو (bitnaʔʔṣu) بنقّصو (binaʔʔṣu)
f بتنقّصي (bitnaʔʔṣi) بتنقّص (bitnaʔʔeṣ)
subjunctive m انقّص (anaʔʔeṣ) تنقّص (tnaʔʔeṣ) ينقّص (ynaʔʔeṣ) ننقّص (nnaʔʔeṣ) تنقّصو (tnaʔʔṣu) ينقّصو (ynaʔʔṣu)
f تنقّصي (tnaʔʔṣi) تنقّص (tnaʔʔeṣ)
imperative m نقّص (naʔʔeṣ) نقّصو (naʔʔṣu)
f نقّصي (naʔʔṣi)