نظام niz̤ām A (from نظم) s. m. 1. Order, dispo- sition, arrangement. 2. Custom, habit. 3. A string of pearls. 4. A composer, arranger. 5. Basis. ¶ (dakh.) A chief governour (Harris).

ناگ नाग nāg S s. m. 1. A snake (Coluber naja) and a sort of demigod shaped as a ser- pent. ناگ بهاشا nāg-bhāsh̤ā, A Prākr̤it lan- guage said to be used by the serpentine race who inhabit Pātāl. ناگ پنچمي nāg-pancha- mī, Name of a Hindū holyday, the 5th of Srāwaṇ, sukl-paksh̤, on which day they worship a snake to procure blessings on their children. ناگ پاس (नागपाश) nāg-pās, or ناگ پهانس nāg-phāṅs, s. f. A running noose of a rope, &c. a sort of noose or knot, used in battle to entangle an enemy. ناگ کنيا nāg-kanyā, A race of females said to inhabit Pātāl, or the regions under the earth, and to be of serpentine extraction but very beautiful. ناگ لوک nāg- lok, The region under the earth, the abode of serpents and hydras, Pātāla. (Not being ac- cessible to the sun, it is illuminated by very

نقد naḳd A (Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. Ready money, cash. نقدا نقد naḳd-ā-naḳd, Prompt payment.

نشور nushūr A (from نشر) s. m. Raising of the dead, the resurrection. A. P. نشوه nashwa, s. m. Inebriety, hilarity.

ناف nāf P (Sans. नाभि) s. f. The navel; the middle.

نروپ nirūp S̱. (नीरूप from निर् prep. and रूप Form) adj. Without form, incorporeal.

ندا nidā A s. f. Sound, voice, calling, call to prayer, proclamation, vocative.

ناشته nāshta P. s. m. See ناشتا nāshtā.

نسـﮩا nasahā A. (from نس) adj. Veiny.

نگون nigūn P adj. Hanging downwards. نگون بخت nigūn-baḵẖt, Helpless, unfortunate. نگون سار nigūn-sār, adj. Hanging the head from shame, inverted, upside down, topsyturvy.