نوازنده nawāzanda P part. act. See نواز nawāz.

نحسيت naḥsiyat A (from نحس) s. Unluckiness, inauspiciousness, abomination.

نازل nāzil A part. act. (of نزل Heb. and Aram. ) 1. Descending. 2. Dismounting, alighting. نازل هونا nāzil honā, To descend, to alight.

نپن निपुण nipuṇ S adj. Skilful, clever, expert, conversant, eminent.

نکته nukta A (from نکت) s. m. A subtile or quaint conceit, point of wit, wise or pithy saying, a mystical signification. نکته پرداز nukta- pardāz, adj. Acute, subtile, sententious. نکته پردازي nukta-pardāz-ī, s. f. Wit, humour. نکته چين nukta-chīn, A caviller, a carper, captious. نکته چيني nukta-chīn-ī, Captiousness, cavil. نکته دان nukta-dān, adj. Subtile, sagacious,

نيلوفر nīlofar P s. m. The lotus nilufer, water- lily, nenuphar. (Nymphæa lotus).

نہالي nihāl-ī P s. f. 1. A young plant. 2. A kind of quilt, small carpet, a cushion.

نرنتر nir-antar S (निरन्तर from निर् prep. and अंतर Interval) adj. or adv. Without in- terval, incessantly, constantly.

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.

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.).