ن nūn The twenty-fifth letter of the Arabic and twenty-ninth of the Persian alphabet, corre- sponds to न in Sanskrit. It is one of the dental letters, and has the sound of the English n, with the following exceptions. 1. When it is quiescent in the middle or end of a word, and follows a madda or simple long vowel, it has a very slight nasal sound; as, in زبون Bad, زمان Time, زمين The earth, ماندن To remain: this is called نون غنب nūn-i-g̠ẖunna. If, how- ever, the word at the end of which it occurs be so placed in composition that the ن become moveable by iẓāfat, it ceases to be nasal and resumes its original sound as a dental letter. 2. When it precedes ب or پ it has the sound of m; as, in منبر mimbar, A pulpit; سنپت

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

نہنگ nihang P (prop. nahang) s. m. 1. A cro- codile, alligator, or shark. 2. A water dragon or other similar monster. (met.) A pen.

نيوتانا nyotā-nā S̱. v. a. To invite.

نياريا nyāriyā S̱. 1. s. m. One who extracts metals from their scoria. 2. adj. Prudent, cautious, not easily imposed on.

نتايج natāʼịj A m. plur. (of نتيجه) Results, consequences, issues, &c.

نلاهٿ nilāhaṭ S̱. (from नील) s. f. Blueness.

ناچ nāch नाट्य S̱. s. m. Dance. ناچ نچانا nāch nachānā, To make to dance; to tease.

نرپر नरपुर nar-pur S s. m. One of the three lokas or regions of the universe, the abode of man, the earth.

نراجده nir-ā-judh S (निर् prep. आ prep. and r. युध Fight) adj. Without armour, imbecile, not warlike.