نوازش nawāzish P (from نواختن) s. f. Caresses, blandishment, kindness, politeness, favour, pa- tronage. نوازش کرني nawāzish karnī, To caress, to favour, to patronise. P. H. نوازنا nawāz-nā, v. a. To cherish, to comfort, to caress, to favour.

نکهـ nakh P. (corrupt. of نخ) s. m. The string of a paper kite.

ننهان nannhāṅ H adj. Small, diminutive, neat, natty, tiny. (Perhaps from s. न्यून). S̱. P. نو nau (Sans. नव) adj. 1. New, young, fresh, raw, newly. نو آباد nau-ābād, Newly settled, peopled, colonized, or cultivated. نو آموز nau-āmoz, One who learns any thing new, a novice, unexperienced. نو بالا nava-bālā, s. f. A girl just grown up to the age of puberty. نو باوه nau-bāwa, A young tree. نوباٴي nau-bāʼī, A new custom. نو بڙهيا nau-baṛhiyā, An upstart. نوپر nau-par, Newly-fledged, begin- ning to fly. نو جوان nau-jawān, A lad, a youth, young man, fresh and young, in the prime of life, in the bloom of youth. نو جواني nau-ja- wān-ī, Prime of life, bloom or flower of youth. نو جوبنا nau-joban-ā or nava-joban-ā, Just grown up to puberty (a girl). نو چنده nau-chand-a, or نو چندي nau-chand-ī, adj. Relating to the new moon, of the full moon. نو خاسته nau-ḵẖāsta, or نو خيز nau-ḵẖez, Newly risen, newly sprung up, a youth. نو خيزي nau-ḵẖez-ī, s. f.

ناداني nā-dān-ī P s. f. Ignorance, folly, foolishness, stupidity, simplicity.

نہان nahān S̱. or nhān (see نہانا) s. m. Bathing, ablution.

نخره naḵẖra P s. m. Trick, artifice, joke, wag- gery, coquetry, deceit, sham, pretence. نخراتلا naḵẖrā-tillā, Coquetry, blan- dishments. نخره باز naḵẖra-bāz, Affected. نخره بازي naḵẖra-bāz-ī, s. f. Affectation, coquetry.

نکهورا nikhorā H adj. (dakh.) Inhuman, un- polite (?): see بي مروت be-murūwat, under بي be.

نکٿا nakṭā H s. m. The name of a bird. S̱. H. نک چڙها nak-chaṛhā, adj. Angry, fretful, ill-tempered, warm, passionate, fastidious.

نومين naumīṅ नवमी S̱. s. f. Ninth day of a lunar fortnight.

نوڙهانا nauṛhānā S̱. v. a. To bow, to bend.