نوش nosh P 1. part. act. (from نوشيدن) in compos. A drinker; as, باده نوش bāda-nosh, A wine-drinker. 2. s. m. A drink, a draught (especially, of something sweet and pleasant). 3. A present. 4. A reward. 5. An antidote. نوش جان فرمانا nosh-i-jān farmānā or نوش فرمانا nosh farmānā or نوش جان کرنا nosh-i-jān karnā, To eat, to drink (applied to a king or nobleman). نوش کرنا nosh karnā, To drink, to eat, to devour, to swallow, to sup, to sip.

نانڙيا nāṅṛiyā S̱. (नन्दि) s. m. The bull and vehicle of Siva.

نانچ nāṅch S̱. s. (dakh.) Dance, ball (Harris): see ناچ.

نفاذ nafāẕ A (from نفذ) s. m. Penetrating, per- vading, piercing; escape from an enemy. adj. Obeyed (an order).

نان nān P (Sans. अन्न Food) s. f. Bread, a loaf. نان آبي nān-i-āb-ī, Bread which has been kneaded with water. نان با nān-bā or نان باٴي nān-bāʼī (prop. نان بايع) A baker. نان پز nān- paz, A baker. نان پزي nān-paz-ī, s. f. The trade of a baker, baking. نان خطاٴي nān-ḵẖa- t̤āʼī, s. f. A kind of sweetmeat. نان روغني nān-i-raug̠ẖan-ī, Bread mixed with boiled but- ter. نان نعمت nān-i-niﻌmat, A kind of bread. نان نـﮩاري nān-i-nahārī, Breakfast.

نرد nard P s. f. 1. A counter, chess-man, &c. 2. Draughts, &c. any game played with coun- ters, backgammon.

نوارنا nawārnā H v. n. 1. To travel, to walk, to wander, to stray. 2. To go round, to surround.

نامزد nām-zad P adj. Destined, declared, ap- pointed, named; s. A betrothed damsel.

نسا निशा nisā S s. f. Night. نسچر nis-char, s. m. A prowler: see نساچر beneath. نسچراٴي nis- char-āʼī, s. f. Prowling. نسچراٴي کرنا nis-char-āʼī karnā, To prowl. نساچر निशाचर nisā-char, 1. A demon. 2. A robber, a thief. 3. A noc- turnal animal, an animal that watches and feeds by night. نساکر يا نساناتهـ निशाचर nisā-kar, or निशानाथ nisā-nāth, The moon.

نسپتي nis-patī निशापति S̱. s. The moon.