Qur'an Gateway | Examine Root: نقص (nqṣ)

Examining Root: نقص (nqṣ)

Definition:
To diminish, decrease, run low, lessen, cause loss or deficiency, consume, fall short, waste, abate.

Total Qur’anic Occurrences: 10

Lemmata Based on This Root: 3

Breakdown of Appearances

Verb: 7

Noun: 3

Formula
Appears in 28 Root-Based Formulae and lies behind 18 Lemma-Based Formulae
Root Formulae	Root-Plus-Particle-Pronoun Formulae	Lemma Formulae
Length 3: 4 Length 4: 4 Length 5: 2	Length 3: 6 Length 4: 6 Length 5: 6	Length 3: 6 Length 4: 6 Length 5: 6

Glosses for this Root
We reduce it (x2) and a deficit (x2) decrease (x1) lessen (x1) is lessened (x1)	they have failed you (x1) being diminished (x1) diminishes (x1)

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