نسناسي nasnās-ī A adj. Of, or relating to the نسناس nasnās, q. v.

نربسي nir-bis-ī S̱. (निर्विषी from निर् prep. and विष Poison: q. d. antidote) s. f. Ze- doary (a spicy plant somewhat like ginger in its leaves, but of a sweet scent. Amomum ze- doaria: Willd. Curcuma zedoaria: Roxb.).

نقده naḳda A. s. m. See نقد naḳd.

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

نکي nakkī S̱. (from ناک Nose) s. f. Speaking through the nose, nasal sound.

نسيان nisyān A (from نسي Heb. ) s. m. Obli- vion, forgetfulness. ¶ nasyān, adj. Very for- getful. A. P. نسياني nasyān-ī, s. f. Forgetfulness.

نيور newar H s. f. A sore in the feet of a horse.

ناتهـ नाथ nāth S s. m. 1. A master, a husband, a lord. 2. Often used as an affix to the names of Jogīs; as, گورکهناتهـ gorakh-nāth. 3. s. f. The string in a bullockʼs nose. 4. A seton.

نلا nalā S̱. (from नल) s. m. The ureters, urinary ducts. آهني نلا āhanī nalā, or بهوٴين نلا bhūʼīṅ- nalā, A sort of fireworks, roman candle, made of iron, buffalo-horn or bamboo, placed on the ground. دم نلا dam-nalā, A variety of the

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).