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نَقَصَ decrease in Arabic

نَقَصَ is how you say “decrease” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَظَهَرَ أَنَّ مَنْ أَنْكَرَ كَوْنَهُ رَسُولًا نَبِيًّا فَقَدْ قَدَحَ بِاللَّهِ وَنَقَصَهُ وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى الْجَهْلِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالسَّفَهِ

It became clear that whoever denies his being a Messenger and Prophet has indeed defamed God, diminished Him, and attributed ignorance, inability, and folly to Him.

وَنَقَصَهُ and diminished Him

The wa- adds a second verb with an attached object pronoun, 'and he reduced Him', the pronoun pointing to God. Coordinated with the slandering, it continues the denier's offense; the verb means to belittle or detract.

From Signs of the Messenger in Medina

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