نتيکريا नित्यक्रिया nitya-kriyā S s. f. The constant or daily ceremonies of religion, the re- ligious duties which are of constant recurrence.

نٿوا naṭuwā S̱. or naṭuʼā or naṭwā, s. m. Ajuggler, rope-dancer, mime, actor, &c. See نٿ naṭ.

ني nai P s. f. A reed, a tube, a pipe, flute, fife, cane. ني بست nai-bast, Composed of reeds. ني زار nai-zār, A bed of reeds or canes. ني نواز nai-nawāz, Playing on a reed.

نکو nakkū H adj. Infamous. ¶ nako, adv. (dakh.) Not, do not, must not.

نما numā P part. act. (from نمودن) in com- pos. Showing, exhibiting, appearing.

نومي नवमी navamī S s. f. See نومين naumīṅ.

نربوده निर्बोध nir-bodh S adj. Without under- standing, senseless.

نربلتا निर्बलता nirbalatā S s. f. Weakness.

نقش naḳsh A s. m. Painting, embroidering, print, impression, mark, engraving, carving, picture, drawing, delineation, map, portrait. نقش بند naḳsh-band, part. Creating, imagining; creator, imaginer, embroiderer, painter. نقش پا naḳsh-i-pā, Footstep. نقش ديوار naḳsh-i-dīwār, Thun- derstruck, confounded so as to appear like a picture on the wall. نقش کالحجر naḳsh ka-l-ḥajar, or more properly کالنقش في الحجر ka-n- naḳsh fi-l-ḥajar (lit. Like an engraving in stone) Indelible. نقش کرنا naḳsh-karnā, To imprint, impress, engrave, stamp. نقشا بندي naḳsh-ā- bandī, s. A sort of faḳīr. (Qanoon-e-islam).

نکي مونٿهـ nakkī mūnṭh H s. f. Name of a game.