نکي مونٿهـ nakkī mūnṭh H s. f. Name of a game.

نفل nafl A s. m. A voluntary act of devotion which may be omitted innocently as not being prescribed, a work of supererogation. ¶ nafal, Plunder (from infidels).

ناگني nāginī S or nāganī, (नागिनी) s. f. A serpent (female).

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

نجيب najīb A (from نجب) adj. 1. Excellent, noble, generous, praiseworthy. 2. (subst.) A hero, a volunteer. 3. A certain class of Indian soldiers who are distinguished by a peculiar dress. نجيب الطرفين najību-t̤-t̤arafain, Noble on both sides (by father and mother).

نہٿا nuh-aṭṭā S̱. (from नख Nail, and perhaps हत or आघात from r. हन Strike) s. m. A scratch with the nail or talon.

ناصب nāṣib A (part. act. of نصب Heb. and Aram. ) adj. Erecting, fixing, placing.

نوشدارو nosh-dārū P s. m. The name of a medi- cine: an antidote, wine, an electuary.

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.

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