See also: نقض and ن ق ص

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

نَقَصَ (naqaṣa) I, non-past يَنْقُصُ‎ (yanquṣu)

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

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نَقْص (naqṣm

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

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

نَقُصُّ (naquṣṣu) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active indicative of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)

Verb edit

نَقُصَّ (naquṣṣa) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)
  2. first-person plural non-past active jussive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)

Verb edit

نَقُصِّ (naquṣṣi) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)

Verb edit

نُقَصُّ (nuqaṣṣu) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive indicative of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)

Verb edit

نُقَصَّ (nuqaṣṣa) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)
  2. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)

Verb edit

نُقَصِّ (nuqaṣṣi) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa)

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ن ق ص
1 term

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic نَقَصَ (naqaṣa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ni.ɡisˤ/, /na.ɡasˤ/

Verb edit

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 edit
    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 edit
    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 edit

From Arabic نَقْص (naqṣ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نقص (nagṣm

  1. reduction
  2. lack

Etymology 3 edit

From Arabic نَقَّص (naqqaṣ).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to decrease, diminish
  2. to reduce by (an amount)
Conjugation edit
    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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic نَقص (naqṣ)

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
 

Readings
Classical reading? naqs
Dari reading? naqs
Iranian reading? nağs
Tajik reading? naqs

Noun edit

Dari نَقص
Iranian Persian
Tajik нақс

نقص (naqs) (plural نقص‌ها (naqs-hâ))

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

References edit

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

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ن ق ص
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic نَقَّصَ (naqqaṣa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /naʔ.ʔasˤ/, [ˈnɑʔ.ʔɑsˤ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /naɡ.ɡasˤ/, [ˈnɑɡ.ɡɑsˤ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

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

  1. to reduce, to decrease

Conjugation edit

    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)