māʿaṭ מָעַט ‘to diminish’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

māʿaṭ v
1) to be or become small, be few, be diminished
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to diminish
  1a2) to be too small
 1b) (Piel) to become few
 1c) (Hiphil)
  1c1) to make small, make few, diminish
  1c2) to give less