نيکو neko P (in Hind. nīko) adj. Good, beauti- ful, elegant; well. نيکوخدمتي nīko-ḵẖidmat-ī, Goodness of ser- vice. نيکوکار neko-kār, Of good actions, a be- neficent person, benefactor. نيکوکاري neko- kār-ī, s. f. Beneficence, doing good.

نامه nāma P s. m. A letter, writing, history, work, treatise. (In compos.) Book. نامه بر nāma-bar, Letter-carrier or letter-carrying.

نقدي naḳd-ī A. adj. Relating to cash, (paid, &c.) in cash, possessing ready money, moneyed. ¶ نقدي کا جوڙا naḳde kā joṛā (dakh.) An or- nament of bangles for the wrist.

نوشتخواند nawisht-ḵẖẉānd P (from نوشتن To write, and خواندن To read) s. f. Epistolary correspondence, reading and writing.

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.

نسخه nusḵẖa A (from نسخ) s. m. 1. A recipe, prescription of ingredients for any composition. 2. An exemplar, prototype, a copy or model. 3. A writing book. Plur. نسخجات nusḵẖajāt, Books. نسخه نويسي nusḵẖa-navīs-ī, Recipe- writing.

نقشه naḳsha A s. m. A portrait, &c., model, pattern, map, plan, chart, delineation.

نور nūr A s. m. Light, splendour. نورافزا nūr- afzā, adj. Light-increasing, illuminating. نورجانامنہہ کا nūr jānā muṅh kā, Paleness of the face. نورچشم nūr-i-chashm or نورديده nūr-i-dīda, s. m. Light of the eyes; a son. نورکي تڙکي nūr ke taṛke, At the break of day. نورعينين nūr-i-aﻌinain, Light of both eyes.

نکال nakāl A (from نکل Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. An exemplary punishment, a preventive, restraint.

نرلوبهي निर्लोभी nir-lobh-ī S adj. Not covetous, void of avarice, contented.