نشاسته nishāsta P s. m. Starch.

ناميه nāmiya A s. m. 1. Vegetation, growth. 2. A creature. 3. A stem, stalk of grapes. قوت ناميه ḳūwat-i-nāmiya, Power of growth or of vegetating.

نگچانا nagchānā S̱. (perhaps, from निकट Near) v. n. To approach.

نکٿ निकट nikaṭ S adv. Near, proximate, about, with.

نيازي niyāz-ī P adj. Suppliant, one who peti- tions, one beloved, a friend, a lover.

ناي nāʼe P s. A reed, a pipe, a flagelet, a flute, a fife.

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.

نز nazz A s. 1. An intelligent, discerning or active man. 2. Land from which water exudes, or water springing from the ground. 3. An ostrich which keeps moving about without set- tling in any one place.

نہچي nihchai S̱. s. m. Certainty, ascertainment. See نسچي nischai.

نرالا nirālā निरालय S̱. adj. 1. Apart, aloof, retired, lonely, private. 2. Pure, mere, simple, unmixed, unalloyed. 3. Rare, strange, odd, extraordinary. نرالي nirāle, or نرالي مين nirāle meṅ, Apart, in private.