نقل naḳl A s. f. 1. A history, narrative, tale, story, anecdote, fable. 2. Copying, mimicking, acting. 3. Transcribing. 4. Imitation of a copy, transcript, copy, counterpart. 5. Transporting from one place to another, removing, trans- lation. نقل کرنا naḳl karnā, To relate, narrate, to copy, to act, play, perform, or represent (a character). نقل مکان naḳl-i-makān, 1. The first stage of a journey, or halting place at a very little distance, where they remain some time to collect what may have been forgotten of the requisites for travelling. This first stage is often made, long before they really mean to set off, for the sake of seizing a lucky moment to commence a journey in. 2. Transmigration. نقل نويسي naḳl-navīs-ī, s. f. Copying. ¶ nuḳl, s. What is eaten with wine, as fruits or sweet- meats, a dessert: (dakh.) A sort of sweetmeat.

نشيب nasheb P (prop. nisheb) s. m. Descent, declivity. adj. Sloping, low, hollow. نشيب فراز nasheb farāz, 1. Up and down; uneven, rugged. 2. The ups and downs of life. 3. Profit and loss, the advantages and disadvan- tages of any affair.

نلجتا nilajja-tā S̱. s. f. Shamelessness.

نکته nukta A (from نکت) s. m. A subtile or quaint conceit, point of wit, wise or pithy saying, a mystical signification. نکته پرداز nukta- pardāz, adj. Acute, subtile, sententious. نکته پردازي nukta-pardāz-ī, s. f. Wit, humour. نکته چين nukta-chīn, A caviller, a carper, captious. نکته چيني nukta-chīn-ī, Captiousness, cavil. نکته دان nukta-dān, adj. Subtile, sagacious,

نامنا nāmnā P. S̱. (from نام) v. a. To name, to praise, to panegyrise.

نونيا noniyā S̱. s. m. 1. (लवणिका) Purslain. (Portulaca oleracea). 2. (लवणीय) A maker of or dealer in salt, a saltpetre-maker.

ناگـﮩ nāgah P adv. Suddenly, &c. See ناگاه.

نيرت nairit नैर्ऋत्य S̱. s. m. Southwest.

نول naul A s. m. Freight, hire of boats, &c.

نربنس nir-bans S (निर्बंश) adj. 1. Childless, without offspring. 2. Extinct (as a race or family).