نوبت naubat A (from نوب Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. 1. A period, time, turn; access (of fever, &c.) fit. 2. Relieving guard, keeping watch. 3. An accident. 4. Opportunity, occasion, vi- cissitude, degree, pitch, weight. 5. Instruments of musick sounding at the gate of a great man at certain intervals. نوبت جهڙنا naubat jhaṛ- nā, v. n. To be sounded the naubat. نوبت خانه naubat-ḵẖāna, A guard-house. A. P. نوبتي naubat-ī, s. m. He who beats the نوبت naubat (as explained at signif. 5. above).

نزديک nazdīk P Near, hard by, with, close to, neighbouring, contiguous, almost, about.

ناخنه nāḵẖun-a P s. m. 1. An instrument used to strike the strings of a guitar, &c. with, a plectrum. 2. A haw or web in the eye. (Unguis).

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).

نيرتهہ nīrath निरर्थक S̱. adj. Fruitless, pro- fitless, vain.

نماي numāʼe P part. act. (from نمودن) in com- pos. Showing, exhibiting, appearing.

ناد नाद nād S s. m. 1. Sound. 2. A song. ناد کرنا nād karnā, 1. To roar (as, a tiger). 2. To sing.

نرهڙ narhaṛ S̱. (from नल Reed and هاڙ for हड्ड Bone) s. m. Shank, leg.

نصف niṣf A adj. 1. Half. 2. Middle aged. نصف النـﮩار nis̤fu-n-nahār, Midday.

ناقص nāḳiṣ A (part. act. of نقص) adj. Defective, imperfect, deficient, mutilated, inexpert. ناقص عقل nāḳiṣ-aﻌḳl, adj. Deficient in understanding, foolish, ignorant. ناقص کرنا nāḳiṣ karnā, To mutilate. ناقص هونا nāḳiṣ honā, To want, to fail.