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).

نہاروا nahārūʼā H s. m. A guinea worm. (Filaria medinensis).

نندوٴي nandoʼī S̱. (ननंदृपति) s. m. Hus- bandʼs sisterʼs husband.

نمک namak P s. m. (dakh. nimak) 1. Salt. 2. (met.) Spirit, animation. 3. Bread, subsist- ence. نمک بند namak-band, adj. Stopped or bound up with salt (a wound). نمکچشي na- mak-chashī, The first feeding of a child about six months of age, which is attended with cer- tain ceremonies. (in dakh.) A ceremony of sending trays of food from the bridegroom to the bride, and the contrary, before marriage. نمک حرام namak-ḥarām, Disloyal, wicked, evil, disobedient, perfidious, traitor, ungrateful. نمک حرامي namak-ḥarām-ī, s. f. Perfidy, trea- son, treachery, disloyalty, ingratitude. نمک حلال namak-ḥalāl, Loyal, submissive, faithful, grateful. نمک حلالي namak-ḥalāl-ī, s. f. Fi- delity, loyalty, gratitude. نمک خوار namak- ḵẖẉār, A servant, dependant. نمکدان namak- dān, A saltcellar. نمکسار namaksār, Saline, a salt-pit. نمک کا کنکره حرام هونا namak kā kankra ḥarām honā (dakh. met. for فاقه رهنا) To continue in a fast or fasting, to keep a fast(?). کٿي پر نمک لگانا kaṭe par namak lagānā (lit. to put salt upon a wound) To add one grief or vexation to another.

نمرود numrūd A (Heb. ) n. prop. Nimrod.

نعم niʼaﻌm A s. plur. (of نعمت Heb. ) 1. Fa- vours, benefits. 2. Pleasure, comfort, affluence, ease or blessing (of life). ¶ نعم البدل niﻌma-l-badal, Blessings of the change, excellent the change! change for the better.

ننکا nankā H (from ننهان or नन्दन) s. m. A little child, a son. (An expression of endear- ment).

نہار nahār A (from نہر Heb. and Aram. To flow, Chald. and Syr. To shine) s. m. The day, diffusion of light.

نيندنا nīnd-nā S̱. (from نيند) v. n. To sleep.

نبيڙا nibeṛā S̱. (from نبيڙنا) s. m. End, finishing.