نقص

See also: نقض and ن ق ص

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ق ص (n q ṣ)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.qa.sˤa/

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَقَصَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns نَقْص or نُقْصَان)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						نَقْص or نُقْصَان naqṣ or nuqṣān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاقِص nāqiṣ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْقُوص manqūṣ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَقَصْتُ naqaṣtu	نَقَصْتَ naqaṣta	نَقَصَ naqaṣa		نَقَصْتُمَا naqaṣtumā	نَقَصَا naqaṣā		نَقَصْنَا naqaṣnā	نَقَصْتُمْ naqaṣtum	نَقَصُوا naqaṣū
	f		نَقَصْتِ naqaṣti	نَقَصَتْ naqaṣat			نَقَصَتَا naqaṣatā			نَقَصْتُنَّ naqaṣtunna	نَقَصْنَ naqaṣna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْقُصُ ʔanquṣu	تَنْقُصُ tanquṣu	يَنْقُصُ yanquṣu		تَنْقُصَانِ tanquṣāni	يَنْقُصَانِ yanquṣāni		نَنْقُصُ nanquṣu	تَنْقُصُونَ tanquṣūna	يَنْقُصُونَ yanquṣūna
	f		تَنْقُصِينَ tanquṣīna	تَنْقُصُ tanquṣu			تَنْقُصَانِ tanquṣāni			تَنْقُصْنَ tanquṣna	يَنْقُصْنَ yanquṣna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْقُصَ ʔanquṣa	تَنْقُصَ tanquṣa	يَنْقُصَ yanquṣa		تَنْقُصَا tanquṣā	يَنْقُصَا yanquṣā		نَنْقُصَ nanquṣa	تَنْقُصُوا tanquṣū	يَنْقُصُوا yanquṣū
	f		تَنْقُصِي tanquṣī	تَنْقُصَ tanquṣa			تَنْقُصَا tanquṣā			تَنْقُصْنَ tanquṣna	يَنْقُصْنَ yanquṣna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْقُصْ ʔanquṣ	تَنْقُصْ tanquṣ	يَنْقُصْ yanquṣ		تَنْقُصَا tanquṣā	يَنْقُصَا yanquṣā		نَنْقُصْ nanquṣ	تَنْقُصُوا tanquṣū	يَنْقُصُوا yanquṣū
	f		تَنْقُصِي tanquṣī	تَنْقُصْ tanquṣ			تَنْقُصَا tanquṣā			تَنْقُصْنَ tanquṣna	يَنْقُصْنَ yanquṣna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُنْقُصْ unquṣ			اُنْقُصَا unquṣā				اُنْقُصُوا unquṣū
	f		اُنْقُصِي unquṣī							اُنْقُصْنَ unquṣna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُقِصْتُ nuqiṣtu	نُقِصْتَ nuqiṣta	نُقِصَ nuqiṣa		نُقِصْتُمَا nuqiṣtumā	نُقِصَا nuqiṣā		نُقِصْنَا nuqiṣnā	نُقِصْتُمْ nuqiṣtum	نُقِصُوا nuqiṣū
	f		نُقِصْتِ nuqiṣti	نُقِصَتْ nuqiṣat			نُقِصَتَا nuqiṣatā			نُقِصْتُنَّ nuqiṣtunna	نُقِصْنَ nuqiṣna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْقَصُ ʔunqaṣu	تُنْقَصُ tunqaṣu	يُنْقَصُ yunqaṣu		تُنْقَصَانِ tunqaṣāni	يُنْقَصَانِ yunqaṣāni		نُنْقَصُ nunqaṣu	تُنْقَصُونَ tunqaṣūna	يُنْقَصُونَ yunqaṣūna
	f		تُنْقَصِينَ tunqaṣīna	تُنْقَصُ tunqaṣu			تُنْقَصَانِ tunqaṣāni			تُنْقَصْنَ tunqaṣna	يُنْقَصْنَ yunqaṣna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْقَصَ ʔunqaṣa	تُنْقَصَ tunqaṣa	يُنْقَصَ yunqaṣa		تُنْقَصَا tunqaṣā	يُنْقَصَا yunqaṣā		نُنْقَصَ nunqaṣa	تُنْقَصُوا tunqaṣū	يُنْقَصُوا yunqaṣū
	f		تُنْقَصِي tunqaṣī	تُنْقَصَ tunqaṣa			تُنْقَصَا tunqaṣā			تُنْقَصْنَ tunqaṣna	يُنْقَصْنَ yunqaṣna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْقَصْ ʔunqaṣ	تُنْقَصْ tunqaṣ	يُنْقَصْ yunqaṣ		تُنْقَصَا tunqaṣā	يُنْقَصَا yunqaṣā		نُنْقَصْ nunqaṣ	تُنْقَصُوا tunqaṣū	يُنْقَصُوا yunqaṣū
	f		تُنْقَصِي tunqaṣī	تُنْقَصْ tunqaṣ			تُنْقَصَا tunqaṣā			تُنْقَصْنَ tunqaṣna	يُنْقَصْنَ yunqaṣna

Antonyms

• زَادَ (zāda)

Etymology 2

Root
ن ق ص (n q ṣ)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naqsˤ/

Noun

نَقْص • (naqṣ) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun نَقْص (naqṣ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقْص naqṣ	النَّقْص an-naqṣ	نَقْص naqṣ
Nominative	نَقْصٌ naqṣun	النَّقْصُ an-naqṣu	نَقْصُ naqṣu
Accusative	نَقْصًا naqṣan	النَّقْصَ an-naqṣa	نَقْصَ naqṣa
Genitive	نَقْصٍ naqṣin	النَّقْصِ an-naqṣi	نَقْصِ naqṣi

Etymology 3

Verb

نَقُصُّ • (naquṣṣu) (form I)

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

Verb

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

نَقُصِّ • (naquṣṣi) (form I)

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

Verb

نُقَصُّ • (nuqaṣṣu) (form I)

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

Verb

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

نُقَصِّ • (nuqaṣṣi) (form I)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /naɡsˤ/

Noun

نقص • (nagṣ) m

1. reduction
2. lack

Etymology 3

From Arabic نَقَّص (naqqaṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɡ.ɡasˤ/

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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [naqs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näqs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näqs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näqs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näqs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næʁs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näqs]

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

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	نَقص
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нақс

نقص • (naqs) (plural نقص‌ها (naqs-hâ))

1. deficiency, imperfection
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3212:

     هر که نقص خویش را دید و شناخت
     اندر استکمال خود ده اسبه تاخت

     har ki naqs-i xwēš-rā dīd u šināxt
     andar istikmāl-i xwad dah asba tāxt

     Whoever has seen and recognised his own deficiency has galloped with ten horses in perfecting himself.

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

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

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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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)