نرقل narḳal S̱. (corrupt. of نرکٿ narkaṭ, q. v.) s. m. A kind of reed of which mats are made.

ناس nās S̱. 1. s. f. (नस्य) Snuff. ناسدان nās- dān, A snuffbox. 2. s. m. (नाश) Non-exist- ence, annihilation, death.

نرکهنا nirakhnā निरिक्षण S̱. v. a. To look at, to view, to see.

نکامه ni-kām-a S̱. adj. (dakh.) Useless, worthless, abject, base, good for nothing.

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.

نيسرنون nīsarnauṅ S̱. (in Braj) v. n. See نيسرنا nīsarnā.

نہارنون nihārnauṅ S̱. (in Braj) v. a. See نہارنا nihārnā.

نومين naumīṅ नवमी S̱. s. f. Ninth day of a lunar fortnight.

نہانا nahānā S̱. or nhānā (स्नान or अवगाहन) v. n. To bathe, to wash.

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