جناح janāḥ A s. f. A pinion, wing of an army.

خناق ḵẖunāḳ A (from خنق Heb. ) s. m. The quinsy, suffocation, strangulation.

زناخا zanāḵẖā H s. (dakh.) 1. i. q. سانپ sāmp, A snake. 2. i. q. بند کفن band-i-kafan, The fastening or band of a shroud (?). G. A. زنار zunnār, s. f. A belt, the brahmanical thread, a Hindū rosary. (From Gr. zwna ion).

شناخت shināḵẖt P (from شناختن) s. f. Know- ledge, understanding.

مناقب manāḳib A s. plur. (of منقبة) Virtues, abilities, &c.

مناقبت munāḳabat A (inf. III. of نقب Chald. and Aram. ) s. f. Virtue, ability, praise.

مناقشه munāḳasha A (inf. III. of نقش) s. m. Contention, dispute, wrangling.

ناحيه nāḥiya A (from نحو Heb. ) s. m. Territory,

ناخدا nāḵẖudā P (comp. of ناو and خدا) s. m. Master or commander of a ship, captain, or supercargo.

ناخداٴي nāḵẖudā-ī P s. f. Office of master, &c. of a ship, navigation.

ناخن nāḵẖun P (Sans. नख) s. m. Nail (of the finger, toe, &c.) talon, claw. ناخن گير يا تراش nāḵẖūn-gīr, or -tarāsh, s. m. An instrument for paring the nails with. ناخن لينا nāḵẖun lenā, 1. To pare the nails. 2. To trip or stum- ble (a horse).

ناخنه nāḵẖun-a P s. m. 1. An instrument used to strike the strings of a guitar, &c. with, a plectrum. 2. A haw or web in the eye. (Unguis).

ناقد nāḳid A (part. act. of نقد Heb. ) s. m. A person whose business it is to examine coin and ascertain its goodness, an assayer. P. A. ناقدري nāḳadr-ī, adj. (dakh. for ناقدردان) Not knowing worth, disregarder of merit.

ناقص nāḳiṣ A (part. act. of نقص) adj. Defective, imperfect, deficient, mutilated, inexpert. ناقص عقل nāḳiṣ-aﻌḳl, adj. Deficient in understanding, foolish, ignorant. ناقص کرنا nāḳiṣ karnā, To mutilate. ناقص هونا nāḳiṣ honā, To want, to fail.

ناقل nāḳil A (part. act. of نقل) s. m. A reporter, reciter, narrator, relater, delineator.