ن ق ص Root n-q-ṣ in the Qur’an 10 occurrences in 10 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

يُنقَصُ 7 times

• 9:4 · At-Tawbahيَنقُصُوكُمْ they have failed youExcepted are those with whom you made a treaty among the polytheists and then they have not been deficient toward you in anything or supported anyone against you; so complete for them their treaty until their term [has ended]. Indeed, Allah loves the righteous [who fear Him].
• 11:84 · Hudتَنقُصُوا۟ decreaseAnd to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. And do not decrease from the measure and the scale. Indeed, I see you in prosperity, but indeed, I fear for you the punishment of an all-encompassing Day.
• 13:41 · Ar-Ra'dنَنقُصُهَا reducing itHave they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account.
• 21:44 · Al-Anbyaنَنقُصُهَا We reduce itBut, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? So it is they who will overcome?
• 35:11 · Fatirيُنقَصُ is lessenedAnd Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates. And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted [additional] life nor is his lifespan lessened but that it is in a register. Indeed, that for Allah is easy.
• 50:4 · Qafتَنقُصُ diminishesWe know what the earth diminishes of them, and with Us is a retaining record.
• 73:3 · Al-Muzzammilٱنقُصْ lessenHalf of it - or subtract from it a little

نَقْص 2 times

• 2:155 · Al-Baqarahوَنَقْصٍۢ and lossAnd We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,
• 7:130 · Al-A'rafوَنَقْصٍۢ and a deficitAnd We certainly seized the people of Pharaoh with years of famine and a deficiency in fruits that perhaps they would be reminded.

مَنقُوص 1 time

• 11:109 · Hudمَنقُوصٍۢ being diminishedSo do not be in doubt, [O Muhammad], as to what these [polytheists] are worshipping. They worship not except as their fathers worshipped before. And indeed, We will give them their share undiminished.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.