نقص

نُقْصَانٌ ذ : see 1: ― -b2- see also نَقْصٌ, in two places. ― -b3- It also signifies The quantity that is gone, or lost, of a thing that is decreased or diminished or lessened. (Lth, A, K.) You say, نُقْصَانُهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا The quantity that is gone, or lost, of it is such and such. (TK.)