نيپر nepur नूपुर S̱. s. f. An ornament for the toes and feet or worn on the ankles. See نوپر.

نقل naḳl A s. f. 1. A history, narrative, tale, story, anecdote, fable. 2. Copying, mimicking, acting. 3. Transcribing. 4. Imitation of a copy, transcript, copy, counterpart. 5. Transporting from one place to another, removing, trans- lation. نقل کرنا naḳl karnā, To relate, narrate, to copy, to act, play, perform, or represent (a character). نقل مکان naḳl-i-makān, 1. The first stage of a journey, or halting place at a very little distance, where they remain some time to collect what may have been forgotten of the requisites for travelling. This first stage is often made, long before they really mean to set off, for the sake of seizing a lucky moment to commence a journey in. 2. Transmigration. نقل نويسي naḳl-navīs-ī, s. f. Copying. ¶ nuḳl, s. What is eaten with wine, as fruits or sweet- meats, a dessert: (dakh.) A sort of sweetmeat.

ناک नाक nāk S s. m. The heavens.

ناحيه nāḥiya A (from نحو Heb. ) s. m. Territory,

نيابتا niyābataṉ A adj. 1. By way of vicegerency. 2. Virtually, really.

نظران naz̤arān A s. f. Sight, seeing, vision.

نماٴي numā-ī P in compos., s. f. Display, showing.

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.

نفل nafl A s. m. A voluntary act of devotion which may be omitted innocently as not being prescribed, a work of supererogation. ¶ nafal, Plunder (from infidels).

نکهـ nakh P. (corrupt. of نخ) s. m. The string of a paper kite.