نوان niwān S̱. (see نوانا) adj. Low (ground).

نوچ noch H s. m. A pinch, a scratch.

نيارا nyārā निरालय S̱. 1. adj. Apart, aloof, separate, distinct, different, extraordinary, un- common. 2. s. m. The scoria left after refining gold, silver, or other metals, from which a minute portion of those metals is obtainable. نياري nyāre, adv. Apart.

نبارن nibāran निवारण S̱. s. Prevention, hindering, forbidding, stopping.

نواب nuwwāb A s. plur. (of نايب from نوب Heb. and Aram. ) Vicegerents, lieutenants, de- puties, governours. ¶ nawwāb (adj. superl.) A nabob, a governour of a town or district.

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.

نکاح nikāḥ A s. m. Matrimony, marriage. (It is the most honourable kind of marriage, though in Bengal the term be only applicable to a se- condary kind). A. P. نکاحي nikāḥ-ī, adj. Married (woman).

نخرا naḵẖrā P s. m. Trick, artifice, joke, wag- gery, coquetry, deceit, sham, pretence. نخراتلا naḵẖrā-tillā, Coquetry, blan- dishments. نخره باز naḵẖra-bāz, Affected. نخره بازي naḵẖra-bāz-ī, s. f. Affectation, coquetry.

نرخنامه nirḵẖ-nāma P s. m. An account of the price current.

نسل nasl A (analog. to Heb. ) s. f. Race, pedigree, genealogy, descent, breed, cast, ori- gin, family, offspring, lineage.