شنقار shunḳār P s. A black-eyed sort of falcon, used by kings in hunting.

منقار minḳār A (noun of instrum. of نقر Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. A birdʼs bill, beak.

منقاش minḳāsh A (from نقش) s. Pincers, tweezers.

نقاب niḳāb A (from نقب Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. f. A veil.

نقاد naḳḳād A (adj. superl. of نقد) s. m. A per- son whose business it is to examine money and ascertain its goodness; an adept, assayer. A. T. نقارچي naḳār-chī, s. m. One who beats the kettledrum. A. P. نقارخانه naḳār-ḵẖāna, The place at the porch of a palace where the drums are beaten at stated intervals.

نقاره naḳāra A or naḳḳāra (from نقر Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A kettledrum. نقاره بجاتي پهرنا naḳāra bajāte phirnā (dakh. i. q. مشـﮩور کرنا) To publish, make celebrated (?).

نقاري naḳār-ī A. s. m. One who beats the kettle- drum.

نقاش naḳḳāsh A (adj. superl. of نقش) s. m. A painter, drawer, draftsman, sculptor, statuary, carver, embroiderer, &c.

نقاشي naḳḳāsh-ī A. s. f. Drawing, painting, sculpture, statuary, embroidery.