نوميدانه naumed-āna P adv. Hopelessly.

نافع nāfiﻌ A (part. act. of نفع) adj. Salutary, profitable, advantageous, useful.

نصيحت naṣīḥat A (from نصخ Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. Advice, counsel, admonition, precept. نصيحت کرنا يا دينا naṣīhat-karnā, or -denā, To advise, counsel, admonish, exhort; (met.) to reprove, to reprimand, to chastise. نصيحت گر naṣīḥat-gar, or نصيحت گو naṣīḥat-go, An ad- viser, counsellor, admonisher.

نابر nābar H adj. (dakh.) Denying: see منکر munkir.

نقصان nuḳṣān A (from نقص) s. m. Loss, defect, deficiency, detriment, injury, damage, blemish, prejudice, mischief. A. H. نقصاني nuḳṣān-ī, adj. Detrimental, prejudi- cial (Harris).

ناٿکسال nāṭak-sāl S̱. s. m. (dakh. i. q. بهگتيا) An actor (for entertainment), a player.

نوروز nau roz P s. m. New yearʼs day according to the Persian calendar; being that on which the sun enters Aries. This is called عامه or general: and, the sixth of the same month is called خاصه or particular. Both are celebrated by feasts, the liberation of prisoners, &c.

ناگاه nā-gāh P adv. Suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once, unawares, abruptly.

نطفه nut̤fa A (from نطف Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. 1. Seed, sperma hominis. 2. The sea. 3. Clear water.

ناونوش nāw-nosh P s. m. Banqueting, feasting, carousing.