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

نگاه nigāh P s. f. 1. A look, glance, sight, view, the aspect. 2. Observation, watching. 3. Cus- tody, care. نگاه رکهنا nigāh rakhnā, To take care, to lay by, to guard. نگاه کرنا nigāh kar- nā, To observe, look, regard, view, oversee.

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).

نکهيانا nakhiyānā S̱. (from नख) v. a. To claw, to scratch.

نفي nafī A s. m. 1. Forbidding, prohibition. 2. Rejecting, refusing. 3. Negation. 4. Re- fuse, filth, refusal, annihilation, nonexistence.

نخل naḵẖl A s. m. A date tree, a palm tree (and often used for a young tree of any kind), a plant. نخل بند naḵẖl-band, s. m. A gardener, a maker of artificial trees and fruits of wax. نخلبندي naḵẖl-band-ī, A plantation.

نيلوفر nīlofar P s. m. The lotus nilufer, water- lily, nenuphar. (Nymphæa lotus).

ناگل nāgal लांगल S̱. s. m. A plough.

نہانا nahānā S̱. or nhānā (स्नान or अवगाहन) v. n. To bathe, to wash.

نيکي nek-ī P s. f. Goodness, good, piety, virtue, probity, beauty.