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نُقْصَانٌ

Root: نقص

Full Definition

نُقْصَانٌ : see 1:
2 see also نَقْصٌ, in two places.
3 It also signifies The quantity that is gone, or lost, of a thing that is decreased or diminished or lessened. You say, نُقْصَانُهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا The quantity that is gone, or lost, of it is such and such.
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