نچهتر nachhattar S̱. or nachh̤atra (नक्षत्र) s. m. 1. A lunar mansion or constellation in the moonʼs path, a star or asterism. (Besides the common

ناگر नागर nāgar S s. m. 1. Name of a tribe of Gujarāt-ī Brāhmaṇs. 2. (met.) A cunning or expert person.

نلکا nalkā S̱. (from नल) s. (dakh.) A crane (for drawing off liquors), floodgate (Harris).

نوادر nawādir A s. plur. (of نادره nādira) Rari- ties, things rare and singular, miracles.

نايب nāʼịb A (part. act. of نوب Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A deputy, delegate, vicegerent, at- torney. نايب مناب nāʼịb manāb, A vicege- rent, a locum tenens, a successor. A. P. نايبي nāʼịb-ī, s. (dakh.) Deputyship, vice- gerency, agency, delegation. S̱. H. نايچ nā-īch, adv. (dakh.) Not, no: see نـﮩين nahīṅ.

نس निश् nis S (or nisi), 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.

نسناسي nasnās-ī A adj. Of, or relating to the نسناس nasnās, q. v.

نصير naṣīr A (from نصر) s. m. An assistant, a de- fender, a friend.

نمگيره nam-gīra P s. m. A canopy, an awning.

نيوتا nyotā S̱. (or dakh. nayūtā, see نوتا) s. m. An invitation, or the presents sent along with an invitation to the person invited, or made by a guest. See Qanoon-e-islam.