ناقل nāḳil A (part. act. of نقل) s. m. A reporter, reciter, narrator, relater, delineator.

ناغه nāg̠ẖa T 1. adj. Vacant, void, nought, un- employed. 2. s. m. Adjournment, respite, put- ting off, intermission. ناغه کرنا nāg̠ẖa karnā, To adjourn, discontinue, intermit.

نعمت niﻌmat A s. f. 1. Favour, graciousness, benefit. 2. Delight, joy. 3. Affluence, ease, wealth, good thing or comfort of life, blessing or favour of heaven. 4. A delicacy.

ننگ nang P s. m. 1. Honour, reputation, es- teem. 2. (on the contrary) Disgrace, infamy. ننگ وناموس nang-o-nāmūs, Honour, shame, disgrace.

نواخته nawāḵẖta P (part. pass. of نواختن) adj. Protected, reared, cherished.

نقصان nuḳṣān A (from نقص) s. m. Loss, defect, deficiency, detriment, injury, damage, blemish, prejudice, mischief. A. H. نقصاني nuḳṣān-ī, adj. Detrimental, prejudi- cial (Harris).

نقاد naḳḳād A (adj. superl. of نقد) s. m. A per- son whose business it is to examine money and ascertain its goodness; an adept, assayer. A. T. نقارچي naḳār-chī, s. m. One who beats the kettledrum. A. P. نقارخانه naḳār-ḵẖāna, The place at the porch of a palace where the drums are beaten at stated intervals.

ناظره nāz̤ira A (part. act. fem. of نظر) s. m. 1. The eye, sight, vision. 2. Reading, studying. ناظره خواني nāz̤ira-ḵẖẉān-ī, Reading (in opposi- tion to repeating by heart).

نکس naks A s. m. Inclining downward, inverting, placing topsyturvy.

نہوڙنا nihūṛnā H or nihūrnā (causal of نہڙنا or نہرنا) v. a. To bend downwards, to bow down, to incline, to stoop.