خورنق ḵẖawarnaḳ A n. prop. A very lofty palace, which Nuﻌmān son of Munẕir built for Bahrām Gor, king of Persia.

رونق raunaḳ A (from رنق) s. f. 1. Beauty, ele- gance, splendour, ornament, gayety. 2. (met.)

معانقه muʼāﻌnaḳa A (inf. III. of عنق Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. Throwing the arms round anotherʼs neck, embracing.

معنقه maﻌnaḳa A (prop. miﻌnaḳa, noun of in- strum. from عنق Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A collar or any thing similar round the neck.

منقا munaḳḳā A s. (dakh.) A species of raisins, currants (Harris): see منقيٰ munaḳḳạ̄, sign. 2.

منقح munaḳḳaḥ A (part. pass. II. of نقح) adj. Made manifest or clear, cleared of weak words (a verse).

منقش munaḳḳash A (part. pass. II. of نقش) adj. Painted, embroidered, engraven, carved. ¶ min- ḳash (noun of instrum.) s. Pincers, tweezers.

منقيٰ munaḳḳạ̄ A (part. pass. II. of نقي Heb. and Chald. ) 1. adj. Cleaned, purged, pu- rified. 2. s. m. A species of raisin.

نقا naḳā A (from نقي Heb. and Chald. ) 1. s. f. Purity, cleanness. 2. adj. Pure, clean. 3. Good, virtuous, exquisite.

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.

نقال naḳḳāl A (adj. superl. of نقل) s. m. A mimick, an actor, a player.