نکاٴي nikāʼī P. (from نيک nek) s. f. Goodness, welfare, prosperity, beauty.

نينچ naiṅch S̱. adv. (dakh.) Not: see نہين nahīṅ.

نکرنا nikarnā S̱. v. n. To issue, &c. See نکلنا.

نکامه ni-kām-a S̱. adj. (dakh.) Useless, worthless, abject, base, good for nothing.

نيبيدن nībedan निवेदन S̱. s. m. A petition, representation. See نبيدن nibedan.

نجيب najīb A (from نجب) adj. 1. Excellent, noble, generous, praiseworthy. 2. (subst.) A hero, a volunteer. 3. A certain class of Indian soldiers who are distinguished by a peculiar dress. نجيب الطرفين najību-t̤-t̤arafain, Noble on both sides (by father and mother).

نکتي niktī H s. f. A balance, small scales. ¶ nuktī (dakh.) A kind of sweetmeat. (Qanoon-e-islam).

نس निश् nis S (or nisi), s. f. Night. نسچر nis-char, s. m. A prowler: see نساچر beneath. نسچراٴي nis- char-āʼī, s. f. Prowling. نسچراٴي کرنا nis-char-āʼī karnā, To prowl. نساچر निशाचर nisā-char, 1. A demon. 2. A robber, a thief. 3. A noc- turnal animal, an animal that watches and feeds by night. نساکر يا نساناتهـ निशाचर nisā-kar, or निशानाथ nisā-nāth, The moon.

نوش nosh P 1. part. act. (from نوشيدن) in compos. A drinker; as, باده نوش bāda-nosh, A wine-drinker. 2. s. m. A drink, a draught (especially, of something sweet and pleasant). 3. A present. 4. A reward. 5. An antidote. نوش جان فرمانا nosh-i-jān farmānā or نوش فرمانا nosh farmānā or نوش جان کرنا nosh-i-jān karnā, To eat, to drink (applied to a king or nobleman). نوش کرنا nosh karnā, To drink, to eat, to devour, to swallow, to sup, to sip.

نفاط nafāt̤ A (from نفط) s. m. 1. Naphtha, bitu- men, or a place where it is found in plenty. 2. Lamp-oil.