نرگسي nargis-ī P 1. adj. Like or of the Nar- cissus. 2. s. m. A kind of garment, a sort of food.

نسا nisā A s. f. plur. 1. Women, ladies. 2. The female sex.

نارد नारद nārad S n. prop. 1. The name of a Hindū saint, son of Brahmā, and one of the ten original Munis or R̤ikh̤is. 2. (met.) A disputant, one fond of altercation.

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

نقاد naḳḳād A (adj. superl. of نقد) s. m. A per- son whose business it is to examine money and ascertain its goodness; an adept, assayer. A. T. نقارچي naḳār-chī, s. m. One who beats the kettledrum. A. P. نقارخانه naḳār-ḵẖāna, The place at the porch of a palace where the drums are beaten at stated intervals.

نوني nūnī H s. f. Penis puerilis. ¶ naunī, s. f. See نوي nawe or navī.

نکال nikāl निकाल S̱. s. m. Contrivance, out- let, issue, vent, discharge, expulsion, projection. نکال ڐالنا nikāl ḍālnā, To deduct, to strike out.

نفاط nafāt̤ A (from نفط) s. m. 1. Naphtha, bitu- men, or a place where it is found in plenty. 2. Lamp-oil.

ناکا nākā H s. m. 1. The extremity of a road. 2. The eye of a needle. 3. An alley, avenue, lane. ناکي بندي nāke-bandī, Shutting up a road.

نرميت narm-īyat P. s. f. Softness.