نادان nā-dān P adj. Ignorant, simple, silly.

ناين nāyan S̱. or nāʼin, s. f. Female of ناٴي nāʼī, q. v. A barberʼs wife.

نہرانا nihurānā H or نہڙانا nihuṛānā (causal of نہرنا, &c.) v. a. To cause to crook, to bend, to bow.

نرقل narḳal S̱. (corrupt. of نرکٿ narkaṭ, q. v.) s. m. A kind of reed of which mats are made.

ناج nāj S̱. s. contract. of اناج anāj, q. v.

نوماسا nau-mās-ā S̱. (from नव Nine, and मास Month) s. m. Name of a feast given in the ninth month of pregnancy.

نمت निमित्त nimitt S s. m. Cause, motive, in- strument; for the sake. (met.) Fortune. نمتي nimitt-ī, or نمتمان nimitt-mān, adj. Prosperous.

نيتي netī नेत्र S̱. s. f. A cord used to whirl round the churn-staff with.

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.

نضيج naẓīj A (from نضج) adj. Ripe, mature, cooked; soft.