نقشي naḳsh-ī A. adj. Painted, engraved.

ناشته nāshta P. s. m. See ناشتا nāshtā.

نعناع naﻌnāﻌ A s. m. Mint. (Mentha sativa).

ناب nāb P adj. Pure, genuine.

نادر nādir A (part. act. of ندر) adj. Rare, won- derful, exquisite, choice. (Plur. نادرات nādi- rāt, Rarities). نادر روزگار nādir-i-rozgār, The wonder of the world, unequalled. A. P. نادرشاهي nādir-shāh-ī, Relating to Nādir Shāh, the invasion of India by that prince.

نيلکنٿهہ नीलकंठ nīl-kanṭh S s. m. 1. Name of a bird. (Coracias bengalensis). 2. A name of Mahādeva. (He is called by this name because his throat was stained blue by swallowing the poison produced by over-churning the ocean, with the mountain Mandara, by the Surs and Asurs, to procure the amr̤ita). 3. A peacock. 4. Name of a plant. (Hyperanthera mo- runga).

نيسان naisān P s. m. Name of the 7th Syrian month, corresponding to the Persian فروردين and Hindī بيساکهہ baisākh. ابرنيسان abr-i-naisān, or ابرنيساني abr-i-naisānī, 1. The vernal cloud or rain. 2. The rain which falls while the moon is in the mansion swāti; and of which, if it drops into a shell, pearls are formed; but which turns to poison, if it happens to fall into the mouth of a serpent. See سوات swāti.

نعره naﻌra A s. m. Clamour, crying, noise, shout.

ناڙ nāṛ S̱. s. (dakh.) The pulse: see ناڙي nāṛī.

نيگ neg H s. f. Presents at marriages and on other festive occasions made to relations and to particular servants, and considered by them as perquisites which they are entitled to.