نيچا nīchā S̱. (see نيچ) adj. Below, down, low. نيچا اونچا nīchā ūnchā, Up and down, uneven ground, abrupt. نيچي سرون سي بولنا nīche su- roṅ se bolnā, To sing with a low voice, or hum a tune. (Jocosè autem crepitus ventris hâcce voce subintelligitur).

نال nāl H 1. Along with, accompanying. سوچ بهي بهري کهري سکهي لکهـ نال کي Soch bhai bharī kharī sakhī lakhi nāl kī, Her accompanying friends, seeing this, were filled with extreme anxiety and terrour. 2. adj. Near. (Panjābī).

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.

نگاهداشت nigāh-dāsht P s. Enlistment, enlisting. نگاهداشت کرنا nigāh-dāsht karnā, To enlist.

ناصر nāṣir A (part. act. of نصر Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A defender, assistant, helper.

نارنگي nārangī नारंग S̱. s. f. An orange.

نصيب naṣīb A (from نصب Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. Fortune, lot, luck, chance, portion, part, fate, destiny. (In Hindūstānī this word is often constructed as a plural). نصيب لڙني na- ṣīb laṛne, 1. To be competitor for any thing. 2. (lit. fortune fighting for one) The commence- ment of prosperity, to be greatly favoured by fortune (after adversity). نصيب جگنا naṣīb jagnā, To be fortunate.

نعش naﻌsh A s. f. 1. A bier, a coffin. 2. A litter on which a sick person is carried. بنات النعش banātu-n-naﻌsh, The constellation of the bear.

نماز namāz P s. f. 1. Prayer (those prayers es- pecially prescribed by the Muhammadan law, which are said five times a day). نماز کرنا namāz

نعيم naʼīﻌm A s. Pleasure, benefits, goods. جنت النعيم jannatu-n-naʼīﻌm (Garden of delight) one of the heavens (according to Muhammadans).