نمر namir A or nimr, s. m. A panther, a leopard.

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

نشو nasho A or nashw (from نشأ Heb. ) s. m. Vegetation, growing, growth, shooting up. نشو ونما nashw-o-namā, s. f. Growth, growing up.

ناموس nāmūs A (from نمس) s. f. m. 1. Reputa- tion, fame, renown. 2. Disgrace. 3. The fe- male part of a family. ناموس اکبر nāmūs-i-akbar, The angel Gabriel.

نيولا newalā S̱. (नकुल) s. m. A weasel, a ferret, a mongoose. (Viverra mungo).

نبيره nabīra P s. m. A grandson, sonʼs son.

نزاکت nazākat P. (from Pers. نازک nāzuk) s. f. Delicacy, delicateness, elegance, politeness, neatness, softness.

نوايب nawāʼịb A s. plur. (of نايبة) Accidents, unfortunate occurrences.

نيندنا nīndnā निंदन S̱. v. a. To blame, to censure.

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