نوچنا noch-nā H v. a. To pinch, to grip, to scratch, to claw.

نزول nuzūl A (inf. from نزل) s. m. 1. Descent, alighting, sojourning. 2. A cataract (in the eye). نزول آب nuzūl-i-āb, A swelling of the testicle, which (excepting the case of a blow, or of hernia) is universally ascribed to the descent of water: the term, therefore, comprehends hy- drocele, hernia humoralis, and scirrhus.

نيک nek P adj. 1. Good, lucky. 2. (subst.) Any thing good. نيک اختر nek-aḵẖtar, For- tunate. نيک اعتقادي nek-iﻌtikād-ī, s. f. Goodness of trust or reliance, good faith. نيک انديش nek-andesh, Meaning well, well disposed. نيک انديشي nek-andesh-ī, s. f. Good intention. نيک باز nek-bāz, Just, virtuous, of good actions. نيکبخت nek-baḵẖt, Fortunate (commonly meaning, of good dispositions). نيکبختي nek-baḵẖt-ī, s. f. Virtue, good fortune. نيک پاک nek-pāk, Virtuous. نيک تدبير nek-tadbīr, Good in counsel or management. نيک تن nek-tan, Sleek-skinned

نيوا nīwā S̱. (Sans. निर्वात) s. m. Stillness.

نود nawad P or nuwad, adj. Ninety.

ندهان निधान nidhān S s. m. A place, house, mansion, abode, receptacle, the subject in which any quality inheres.

نمه नमः namah S aptote noun, Bowing, saluta- tion, obeisance, reverence.

نارد नारद nārad S n. prop. 1. The name of a Hindū saint, son of Brahmā, and one of the ten original Munis or R̤ikh̤is. 2. (met.) A disputant, one fond of altercation.

نفل nafl A s. m. A voluntary act of devotion which may be omitted innocently as not being prescribed, a work of supererogation. ¶ nafal, Plunder (from infidels).

نيندي nīnd-ī S̱. adj. (dakh.) Sleepy, drowsy (Harris): see ننداسا nindās-ā.