ناگـﮩان nāgahān P adj. Sudden. adv. Suddenly.

نادهنا nādhnā S̱. (नद्ध Bound) v. a. To yoke.

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

نيندنا nīnd-nā S̱. (from نيند) v. n. To sleep.

نصاريٰ naṣārạ̄ A (Heb. from Nazareth, the name of a city, so called from its abounding in orchards, from a twig or branch) s. m. A Nazarene, a christian.

نوشه nau-shah P s. m. A bridegroom. ¶ nosha, adj. Fortunate, happy, prosperous, sweet, cheer- ful.

نہايا nahāyā S̱. (from نہانا) s. m. Bathing.

نل नल nal S s. m. 1. A tube, spout, joint of bamboo or other hollow wood. 2. The bamboo which fowlers use to entangle game by applying birdlime to the top of it. نل چلانا nal-chalānā, Setting the bamboos in motion, denotes a ma- gical practice adopted for the discovery of theft. Two pieces of split bamboo, of equal lengths, are applied to one another side by side, and held by two men, one at each end. It is said that any persons taken at random may be em- ployed for this purpose. Then the magician pronounces certain incantations, the efficacy of which is pretended to be such, that the bam- boos spontaneously move towards the place where the thief or the stolen goods are, and drag the men along with them. نل در نل nal dar nal, One tube within another. 3. Name of a king, and hero of several poetical works fa- mous among the Hindūs.

نانون nāṅoṅ S̱. P. (corrupt. of نام) s. m. Name, appellation, a noun.

نپٿ nipaṭ H adv. Very, exceedingly.