نگر niggar S̱. or nigar (निगूढ Profound) adj. Solid.

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

نوتا nautā S̱. s. m. 1. A portico. 2. (or notā for निमंत्रण) Invitation. 3. (Corrupt. from नमन) adj. Stooping.

نتيکرم नित्यकर्म्म nitya-karma S s. m. The constant or daily ceremonies of religion, the re- ligious duties which are of constant recurrence.

نگين nagīn P s. m. See نگ nag, signif. 2.

نرلج निर्लज्ज निर् prep. and लज्जा Shame nir-lajj S. adj. Shameless, immodest.

نتي nittī H (corrupt. of نکتي) s. f. Small scales, such as goldsmiths use.

نضيج naẓīj A (from نضج) adj. Ripe, mature, cooked; soft.

نکڙا nakṛā S̱. (from नक्र Nose) s. m. An inflam- mation in the nose. See ناکڙا nākṛā.

نولاسي naulāsī S̱. adj. Tender, soft.