نروپ nirūp S̱. (नीरूप from निर् prep. and रूप Form) adj. Without form, incorporeal.

نيماوت nīmāwat S̱. s. System of the followers of Nīmānand a faḳir.

ناک nāk P (in compos.) Full, affected with, &c. as, غمناک g̠ẖam-nāk, Affected with grief.

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.

نويسنده navīsanda P (part. act. of نوشتن) s. m. A writer, a clerk, accountant.

نقيب naḳīb A (from نقب Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. 1. A chief, a leader. 2. An intelligent person. 3. A servant whose business it is to proclaim the titles of his master, and to intro- duce those who pay their respects to him. 4. An adjutant or aide de camp.

نوي nawe H or navī, s. f. The string with which a cowʼs feet are tied when milking, a tether.

ناگ नाग nāg S s. m. 1. A snake (Coluber naja) and a sort of demigod shaped as a ser- pent. ناگ بهاشا nāg-bhāsh̤ā, A Prākr̤it lan- guage said to be used by the serpentine race who inhabit Pātāl. ناگ پنچمي nāg-pancha- mī, Name of a Hindū holyday, the 5th of Srāwaṇ, sukl-paksh̤, on which day they worship a snake to procure blessings on their children. ناگ پاس (नागपाश) nāg-pās, or ناگ پهانس nāg-phāṅs, s. f. A running noose of a rope, &c. a sort of noose or knot, used in battle to entangle an enemy. ناگ کنيا nāg-kanyā, A race of females said to inhabit Pātāl, or the regions under the earth, and to be of serpentine extraction but very beautiful. ناگ لوک nāg- lok, The region under the earth, the abode of serpents and hydras, Pātāla. (Not being ac- cessible to the sun, it is illuminated by very

نار nār A (from نور Heb. ) s. f. 1. Fire, hell. 2. The mind.

نواله nawāla P (or Hind. niwāla) s. m. 1. A mor- sel, a mouthful, 2. The wadding of a gun.