نصرت nuṣrat A s. f. Victory. See نصر naṣr. نصرت آيات naṣrat-āyāt, adj. Victorious (stan- dards).

نوبت naubat A (from نوب Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. 1. A period, time, turn; access (of fever, &c.) fit. 2. Relieving guard, keeping watch. 3. An accident. 4. Opportunity, occasion, vi- cissitude, degree, pitch, weight. 5. Instruments of musick sounding at the gate of a great man at certain intervals. نوبت جهڙنا naubat jhaṛ- nā, v. n. To be sounded the naubat. نوبت خانه naubat-ḵẖāna, A guard-house. A. P. نوبتي naubat-ī, s. m. He who beats the نوبت naubat (as explained at signif. 5. above).

نيلم nīlam S̱. (नीलमणि) s. m. A gem of a blue colour, a sapphire.

نفت naft P s. Naphtha.

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).

نکته nukta A (from نکت) s. m. A subtile or quaint conceit, point of wit, wise or pithy saying, a mystical signification. نکته پرداز nukta- pardāz, adj. Acute, subtile, sententious. نکته پردازي nukta-pardāz-ī, s. f. Wit, humour. نکته چين nukta-chīn, A caviller, a carper, captious. نکته چيني nukta-chīn-ī, Captiousness, cavil. نکته دان nukta-dān, adj. Subtile, sagacious,

نلڐي nalḍī H s. f. (dakh.) Throat, windpipe.

ناصيه nāṣiya A s. m. The forelock of hair over the forehead.

نود nawad P or nuwad, adj. Ninety.

نعره naﻌra A s. m. Clamour, crying, noise, shout.