نقاشي naḳḳāsh-ī A. s. f. Drawing, painting, sculpture, statuary, embroidery.

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

ناربوار nārbiwār H s. m. The membrane in which the fœtus is enveloped, secundines.

نواسي nawāsī S̱. or nauwāsī (नवाशीति) Eighty nine. ¶ s. nivās-ī (निवासी) An inhabitant.

نمنانا nimnānā H v. a. To strengthen, to ame- liorate.

نندوٴي nandoʼī S̱. (ननंदृपति) s. m. Hus- bandʼs sisterʼs husband.

نوم naum A (Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. Sleep.

نيش nesh P s. m. 1. Sting (of a venomous animal). 2. A puncture. 3. A lancet. نيش زن nesh-zan, Stinger; (met.) an incendiary, one who inflames disputes, a telltale. نيش زني nesh-zan-ī, s. f. Striking with a sting; exciting of quarrels, &c.

ناگـﮩان nāgahān P adj. Sudden. adv. Suddenly.

نيمه nīma P s. m. A garment like a jāma, but not so full at the breast, or with less cloth in the skirt. نيمه آستين nīma-āstīn, Half-sleeved, a particular kind of jacket. (It reaches to below the knee, is single-breasted, and fastened above by one button in the centre of the chest: it has short sleeves. Qanoon-e-islam). نيمه شام nīma-shām, Evening.