نفوذ nufūẕ A (from نفذ) s. m. Penetrating, piercing, pervading.

نکاٴي nikāʼī P. (from نيک nek) s. f. Goodness, welfare, prosperity, beauty.

نمناٴي nimnāʼī H s. f. Strength, stoutness.

نصف niṣf A adj. 1. Half. 2. Middle aged. نصف النـﮩار nis̤fu-n-nahār, Midday.

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.

نان nān P (Sans. अन्न Food) s. f. Bread, a loaf. نان آبي nān-i-āb-ī, Bread which has been kneaded with water. نان با nān-bā or نان باٴي nān-bāʼī (prop. نان بايع) A baker. نان پز nān- paz, A baker. نان پزي nān-paz-ī, s. f. The trade of a baker, baking. نان خطاٴي nān-ḵẖa- t̤āʼī, s. f. A kind of sweetmeat. نان روغني nān-i-raug̠ẖan-ī, Bread mixed with boiled but- ter. نان نعمت nān-i-niﻌmat, A kind of bread. نان نـﮩاري nān-i-nahārī, Breakfast.

نورتن nau-ratan नवरत्न S̱. s. f. m. Name of an ornament worn on the arm and wrist and consisting of nine different gems.

نچوڙ nichoṛ H s. m. 1. The end or termination of any affair. 2. The burthen, or that on which any thing depends.

ناگ پهانس nāg-phāṅs नागपाश S̱. s. f. A noose used to seize an enemy in battle (re- sembling the arms of the Retiarii among the Roman gladiators), a noose of a rope.

نمد namad P s. m. Felt, or a coarse woollen cloth formed without weaving, used in coverings for horses or in garments to keep off rain. 2. Membrum virile. نمد پوش namad-posh, Clothed in felt. نمد پوشي namad- posh-ī, s. f. The being clothed in felt, &c. نمد مو namad-mū, adj. Having hair like namad.