نزديک nazdīk P Near, hard by, with, close to, neighbouring, contiguous, almost, about.

نيجانا nai jānā S̱. (r. णम Bend) v. n. To stoop.

نشيمن nisheman P s. Place of sitting, seat, re- sidence, nest.

نکهـ سکهـ nakh sikh S̱. From top to toe, or from the (toe) nails to the hair on the crown of the head.

نجار najjār A (adj. superl. of نجر Chald. and Syr. ) s. m. A carpenter.

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

نظافت naz̤āfat A (from نظف) s. f. Purity.

نيلي nīl-ī P adj. Blue, azure. P. S̱. نيم nīm (Sans. नेम Part) adj. Half, the middle. نيمباز nīm-bāz, adj. Half-open. نيم برش nīm-bursh (corrupt. for نيم برشته) A poached egg (half-boiled or half-fried, &c.). نيم پخت nīm-puḵẖt, Half-cooked, half-ripe, parboiled. نيم تڙ nīm-taṛ, Middling. نيم جان nīm-jān, Half-dead (with fear, &c.). نيم جوش nīm-josh, Codled. نيم جوش کرنا nīm-josh karnā, To codle. نيم خواب nīm-ḵẖẉāb, Dozing, doze. نيم خوابي nīm-ḵẖẉāb-ī, s. f. Drowsiness, dozing. نيم خورده nīm-ḵẖụrda, Half-eaten, the remains of victuals. نيم راضي nīm-rāẓī, Half-satisfied. نيم سوز nīm-soz, adj. Half-roasted (meat). نيم شب nīm-shab, Midnight. نيم شبي nīm-shab-ī, adj. Of or relating to midnight. نيم کشت nīm-kusht or نيم کشته nīm-kushta, Half-killed. نيم گقته nīm-gufta, Half-uttered. نيم مرده nīm- murda, Half-dead.

نستارنا nistārnā निस्तारण S̱. v. a. To release,

نرس niras S (नीरस from निर् prep. and रस Juice, moisture) adj. Dry, tasteless, compa- ratively bad, inferiour.