نيفا nefā P. (prop. نيفه) s. m. A breeches belt, the part of the drawers through which the string runs to tie them round the loins with.

نسچت निश्चित nischit S adj. Sure.

ناٿهـ nāṭh नास्ति S̱. s. m. Nonexistence.

نرنتر nir-antar S (निरन्तर from निर् prep. and अंतर Interval) adj. or adv. Without in- terval, incessantly, constantly.

نستارنا nistārnā निस्तारण S̱. v. a. To release,

نعل naﻌl A (Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. 1. Shoe (of a horse or man). 2. The ferrule at the end of a scabbard. 3. A hoof. 4. A wife. نعل بند naﻌl-band, A blacksmith who shoes horses, a farrier. نعل بندي naﻌl-band-ī, s. f. 1. Shoeing, giving a horse new shoes, in opposition to khol-bandī, which means changing a horseʼs shoes. 2. A light tribute.

نکوکاري niko-kār-ī P s. f. Beneficence, doing good.

ناخن nāḵẖun P (Sans. नख) s. m. Nail (of the finger, toe, &c.) talon, claw. ناخن گير يا تراش nāḵẖūn-gīr, or -tarāsh, s. m. An instrument for paring the nails with. ناخن لينا nāḵẖun lenā, 1. To pare the nails. 2. To trip or stum- ble (a horse).

نعت naﻌt A s. f. 1. Praise (especially, of Mu- ḥammad), eulogium. 2. An epithet. 3. An adjective noun.

نقاش naḳḳāsh A (adj. superl. of نقش) s. m. A painter, drawer, draftsman, sculptor, statuary, carver, embroiderer, &c.