تنصيف tanṣīf A (inf. ii. of نصف) s. f. Dividing in the middle or into two equal parts.

عنصل uﻌnṣul A or uﻌnṣal, s. A squill.

منصف munṣif A (part. act. IV. of نصف) adj. 1. Equitable, just, fair. 2. (subst.) A distributer of justice, a judge, an arbitrator. منصف مزاج munṣif-mizāj, Just in temperament, (a person) of propriety or taste.

منصفي munṣif-ī A. s. f. Arbitration, judgment, decision, justice. A. P. منصفانه munṣif-āna, adv. Candidly, equitably.

منصه manaṣṣa A or minaṣṣa (noun of place, &c. from نصّ) s. m. The tent or chamber of the bride.

منصوب manṣūb A (part. pass. of نصب Heb. and

منصوبه manṣūb-a A s. m. Contrivance, project, scheme, plan, design. منصوبه باز manṣūba-bāz, Considerate, foreseeing, prudent, sagacious, in- genious; contriver, plotter, schemer. منصوبه باندهنا manṣūba bāndhnā, To contrive, to conspire.

منصور manṣūr A (part. pass. of نصر Heb. and Aram. ) adj. Aided, protected, defended, victorious, conquering, triumphant.

نصف niṣf A adj. 1. Half. 2. Middle aged. نصف النـﮩار nis̤fu-n-nahār, Midday.

نصفانصف niṣf-ā-niṣf A. Halved, in halves, half and half.

نصفانصفي niṣfā-niṣfī A. adv. Half and half, in halves.

نصفي niṣf-ī A. adj. Halved, half.

نصيب naṣīb A (from نصب Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. Fortune, lot, luck, chance, portion, part, fate, destiny. (In Hindūstānī this word is often constructed as a plural). نصيب لڙني na- ṣīb laṛne, 1. To be competitor for any thing. 2. (lit. fortune fighting for one) The commence- ment of prosperity, to be greatly favoured by fortune (after adversity). نصيب جگنا naṣīb jagnā, To be fortunate.

نصيبه naṣība A s. m. A lot, fortune. نصيبه ور naṣība-war, adj. Fortunate.

نصيحت naṣīḥat A (from نصخ Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. Advice, counsel, admonition, precept. نصيحت کرنا يا دينا naṣīhat-karnā, or -denā, To advise, counsel, admonish, exhort; (met.) to reprove, to reprimand, to chastise. نصيحت گر naṣīḥat-gar, or نصيحت گو naṣīḥat-go, An ad- viser, counsellor, admonisher.