Arabic for decrease
naqqaSa
ﻧَﻘَّﺺَ
decrease – past tense he
yunaqqiSu
ﻳُﻨَﻘِّﺺُ
decrease – present tense he
The Arabic verb for decrease is written ﻧَﻘَّﺺَ and pronunced naqqaSa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻨَﻘِّﺺُ and pronounced yunaqqiSu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﻥ
ﻕ
ﺹ
The root of the word decrease consists of three Arabic letters:
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n,
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and
Sad that is written ﺹ and pronounced S.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to decrease
The letters of decrease
ﻧَﻘَّﺺَ
The Arabic word for decrease consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺺ ) and pronounced S and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﻘَّﺺَ and pronounced naqqaSa.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for decrease
fa33ala becomes naqqaSa
We have seen that the Arabic word for decrease is written ﻧَﻘَّﺺَ and pronounced naqqaSa. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are n, q and S, the word becomes naqqaSa.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are n, q and S, the word becomes naqqaSa.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns
Words with the same pattern as decrease
Conjugations of decrease
past tense
present tense
he
naqqaSa
ﻧَﻘَّﺺَ
he - past tense
yunaqqiSu
ﻳُﻨَﻘِّﺺُ
he - present tense
she
naqqaSat
ﻧَﻘَّﺼَﺖ
she - past tense
tunaqqiSu
ﺗُﻨَﻘِّﺺُ
she - present tense
I
naqqaStu
ﻧَﻘَّﺼﺖُ
I - past tense
'unaqqiSu
ﺃُﻧَﻘِّﺺُ
I - present tense