نقاد naḳḳād A (adj. superl. of نقد) s. m. A per- son whose business it is to examine money and ascertain its goodness; an adept, assayer. A. T. نقارچي naḳār-chī, s. m. One who beats the kettledrum. A. P. نقارخانه naḳār-ḵẖāna, The place at the porch of a palace where the drums are beaten at stated intervals.

نزديک nazdīk P Near, hard by, with, close to, neighbouring, contiguous, almost, about.

نحس naḥs A (Heb. and Aram. ) 1. adj. Un- lucky, bad, inauspicious. 2. s. Unlucky planet.

نمازي namāz-ī P 1. s. m. A person who prays. 2. adj. Relating to prayers. 3. Devout, or in the constant habit of praying.

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.

نانگرنا nāṅgar-nā S̱. v. a. (dakh.) To plough. (Harris).

نکهورا nikhorā H adj. (dakh.) Inhuman, un- polite (?): see بي مروت be-murūwat, under بي be.

ناٿهـ nāṭh नास्ति S̱. s. m. Nonexistence.

نرسنگيا narsingiyā S̱. (from نرسنگا nar-singā) s. m. One who plays on the horn.

ني ne S̱. A particle affixed to the name of the agent with a transitive verb in a past tense.