نصيري nuṣairī A s. m. A mahometan sectary who believes in the divinity of Aﻌlī.

نوا nawā S̱. adj. (dakh.) New: see نيا nayā.

نہن nahiṅ नहि S̱. No, not. See نہين nahīṅ.

نکهرانا nikhrānā H (caus. of نکهرنا) v. a. To settle, to purify, to clear.

نتيجه natīja A (from نجّ) s. m. Result, conse- quence, deduction, inference, conclusion, issue, what necessarily follows, retribution, reward. 2. A fœtus, offspring, birth.

نافه nāfa P s. m. A pod of musk. (Also نافۀ مشک nāfa-e-mushk).

ناگ नाग nāg S s. m. 1. A snake (Coluber naja) and a sort of demigod shaped as a ser- pent. ناگ بهاشا nāg-bhāsh̤ā, A Prākr̤it lan- guage said to be used by the serpentine race who inhabit Pātāl. ناگ پنچمي nāg-pancha- mī, Name of a Hindū holyday, the 5th of Srāwaṇ, sukl-paksh̤, on which day they worship a snake to procure blessings on their children. ناگ پاس (नागपाश) nāg-pās, or ناگ پهانس nāg-phāṅs, s. f. A running noose of a rope, &c. a sort of noose or knot, used in battle to entangle an enemy. ناگ کنيا nāg-kanyā, A race of females said to inhabit Pātāl, or the regions under the earth, and to be of serpentine extraction but very beautiful. ناگ لوک nāg- lok, The region under the earth, the abode of serpents and hydras, Pātāla. (Not being ac- cessible to the sun, it is illuminated by very

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).

نجابت najābat A (from نجب) s. f. Nobleness, generosity, gentility, nobility.

نوتنا notnā S̱. or nautnā (निमंत्रण) v. a. To invite. See نيوتنا.