نماشام nimāshām H s. (dakh. i. q. سرشام) Evening, early in the evening (?). نماشام اترنا ni- māshām utarnā (met. i. q. سياه روهونا) To have the face black, to be disgraced (?).

نکهاد निषाद nikh̤ād S s. m. 1. The first of the seven musical notes. 2. Name of a Hindū in- feriour cast. See چنڐال chanḍāl.

نيابت niyābat A (from نوب) s. f. Deputation, vicegerency, lieutenancy, delegation, &c.

نقب naḳb A (Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. 1. A rabbitʼs burrow, a subterraneous excavation, perforation, a mine, a gallery. 2. An instru- ment used by miners, thieves, &c. for piercing walls. 3. Digging through a wall.

نري narī H s. f. 1. A kind of leather, skin. 2. A weaverʼs shuttle.

نانکار nān-kār P. s. m. 1. An allowance of money or land to zamīndārs, ḳānūngos, &c. for sub- sistence. 2. Land granted to servants for their subsistence.

نرهڙ narhaṛ S̱. (from नल Reed and هاڙ for हड्ड Bone) s. m. Shank, leg.

نغم nag̠ẖam A s. m. 1. Melody, song, modu- lation. 2. A musical note.

نگنداٴي nigandāʼī S̱. s. f. (see نگندنا) Quilting.

ناٿ nāṭ S̱. s. (dakh.) Pillar, beam, architrave, log of wood: see لاٿهـ lāṭh.