نسر nasr A (Heb. ) s. m. A vulture. نسرالطاير nasru-t̤-t̤āʼịr or نسرطاٴير nasr-i-t̤āʼịr (The flying vulture) The constellation of the eagle. نسرالواقع nasru-l-wāḳiﻌ (The falling vulture) The constel- lation of the lyre.

نراس nir-ās S̱. (निराशा) adj. Hopeless.

نيسان naisān P s. m. Name of the 7th Syrian month, corresponding to the Persian فروردين and Hindī بيساکهہ baisākh. ابرنيسان abr-i-naisān, or ابرنيساني abr-i-naisānī, 1. The vernal cloud or rain. 2. The rain which falls while the moon is in the mansion swāti; and of which, if it drops into a shell, pearls are formed; but which turns to poison, if it happens to fall into the mouth of a serpent. See سوات swāti.

ناقص nāḳiṣ A (part. act. of نقص) adj. Defective, imperfect, deficient, mutilated, inexpert. ناقص عقل nāḳiṣ-aﻌḳl, adj. Deficient in understanding, foolish, ignorant. ناقص کرنا nāḳiṣ karnā, To mutilate. ناقص هونا nāḳiṣ honā, To want, to fail.

نزول nuzūl A (inf. from نزل) s. m. 1. Descent, alighting, sojourning. 2. A cataract (in the eye). نزول آب nuzūl-i-āb, A swelling of the testicle, which (excepting the case of a blow, or of hernia) is universally ascribed to the descent of water: the term, therefore, comprehends hy- drocele, hernia humoralis, and scirrhus.

نيوارنا newārnā निवारण S̱. v. a. To shut out, to exclude.

ناند nānd नन्दा S̱. s. f. A large earthen pan.

نگڙگهٿ nigaṛ-ghaṭ H adj. (dakh. i. q. شوخ چشم) Unceremonious, at liberty, bold, impudent (?).

نہج nahj A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A road, path, way, manner. 2. Prescribing, giving directions.

نداف naddāf A (adj. superl. of ندف Heb. ) s. m. A cotton-dresser.