نرهس nir-has S̱. (from निर् prep. and हास्य Laughter) adj. Dull, grave.

نسکپٿ niskapaṭ S̱. (निष्कपट from निर् prep. and कपट Fraud) adj. Without fraud or deceit; open, artless, sincere, honest.

نوشتن nawishtan P verbal noun or infin. To write, writing.

نزيک nazīk P. prepos. (dakh. for نزديک naz- dīk, q. v.) Near, &c.

نلجا ni-lajjā S̱. (निर्लज्ज) adj. Shameless, barefaced, bold, rude.

نہايا nahāyā S̱. (from نہانا) s. m. Bathing.

ناستکي nāstikī S̱. (नास्तिक) s. m. An atheist, one who denies a future state of rewards and punishments.

نرسنگيا narsingiyā S̱. (from نرسنگا nar-singā) s. m. One who plays on the horn.

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

ناقوس nāḳūs A (from نقس Chald. ) s. m. 1. A bell; or, rather, a thin oblong piece of wood, suspended by two strings, used by the eastern Christians to summon the congregation to divine service. 2. A kind of shell blown by Hindūs in divine worship.