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نَاقِصٌ

Root: نقص

Full Definition

نَاقِصٌ act. part. n. of 1.
2 دِرْهَمٌ نَاقِضٌ signifies A dirhem deficient in weight; light and deficient: and نُقَّصٌ occurs as pl. of ناقص thus applied, agreeably with analogy.
3 [Hence, فِعْلٌ نَاقِصٌ meaning An incomplete, i. e. a non-attributive, verb: opposed to فِعْلٌ تَامٌّ.]
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