نمکين namkīn P (from نمک) adj. 1. Salt, saline, brackish. 2. Witty, poignant, sarcastick, ani- mated (as, language, &c.). 3. Handsome, beautiful. نمکين پاني namkīn pānī, Brine, pickle. P. S̱. نمکين namkīn (from نمک and Sans. निंबुकी) s. f. Pickled lemons.

نهٿانا nhaṭānā H v. a. (dakh. caus. of نهاٿنا nhāṭ- nā) To cause to flee, to put to flight (Harris).

نرگاو nar-gāw P s. m. A bull.

نبيڙنا nibeṛnā S̱. (निवर्त्तन or see نباڙنا nibāṛnā) v. a. To end, to put an end to, complete, per- form, finish, spend.

نکهـ नख nakh S s. m. A finger or toe nail. نکهـ سکهـ nakh sikh or نکهـ سکهـ سي nakh sikh se, or نکهـ سي سکهـ تلک nakh se sikh talak, From top to toe, entirely, throughout, (lit.) from the (toe) nails to the hair on the crown of the head.

نصيب naṣīb A (from نصب Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. Fortune, lot, luck, chance, portion, part, fate, destiny. (In Hindūstānī this word is often constructed as a plural). نصيب لڙني na- ṣīb laṛne, 1. To be competitor for any thing. 2. (lit. fortune fighting for one) The commence- ment of prosperity, to be greatly favoured by fortune (after adversity). نصيب جگنا naṣīb jagnā, To be fortunate.

نارد नारद nārad S n. prop. 1. The name of a Hindū saint, son of Brahmā, and one of the ten original Munis or R̤ikh̤is. 2. (met.) A disputant, one fond of altercation.

نوسک nau-sik S̱. s. (dakh.) See نوسکهہ nau-sikh, under نو nau.

نگت nigat S̱. (perhaps, नग्नाट) adj. Naked.

نيلي nīl-ī P adj. Blue, azure. P. S̱. نيم nīm (Sans. नेम Part) adj. Half, the middle. نيمباز nīm-bāz, adj. Half-open. نيم برش nīm-bursh (corrupt. for نيم برشته) A poached egg (half-boiled or half-fried, &c.). نيم پخت nīm-puḵẖt, Half-cooked, half-ripe, parboiled. نيم تڙ nīm-taṛ, Middling. نيم جان nīm-jān, Half-dead (with fear, &c.). نيم جوش nīm-josh, Codled. نيم جوش کرنا nīm-josh karnā, To codle. نيم خواب nīm-ḵẖẉāb, Dozing, doze. نيم خوابي nīm-ḵẖẉāb-ī, s. f. Drowsiness, dozing. نيم خورده nīm-ḵẖụrda, Half-eaten, the remains of victuals. نيم راضي nīm-rāẓī, Half-satisfied. نيم سوز nīm-soz, adj. Half-roasted (meat). نيم شب nīm-shab, Midnight. نيم شبي nīm-shab-ī, adj. Of or relating to midnight. نيم کشت nīm-kusht or نيم کشته nīm-kushta, Half-killed. نيم گقته nīm-gufta, Half-uttered. نيم مرده nīm- murda, Half-dead.