نحو naḥo A (Heb. ) s. f. Syntax (in gram- mar), way, path, tract, manner, mode.

ناگ नाग nāg S s. m. 1. A snake (Coluber naja) and a sort of demigod shaped as a ser- pent. ناگ بهاشا nāg-bhāsh̤ā, A Prākr̤it lan- guage said to be used by the serpentine race who inhabit Pātāl. ناگ پنچمي nāg-pancha- mī, Name of a Hindū holyday, the 5th of Srāwaṇ, sukl-paksh̤, on which day they worship a snake to procure blessings on their children. ناگ پاس (नागपाश) nāg-pās, or ناگ پهانس nāg-phāṅs, s. f. A running noose of a rope, &c. a sort of noose or knot, used in battle to entangle an enemy. ناگ کنيا nāg-kanyā, A race of females said to inhabit Pātāl, or the regions under the earth, and to be of serpentine extraction but very beautiful. ناگ لوک nāg- lok, The region under the earth, the abode of serpents and hydras, Pātāla. (Not being ac- cessible to the sun, it is illuminated by very

نازکي nāzuk-ī P s. f. Delicacy, nicety, delicateness, tenderness, &c.

ناس nās S̱. 1. s. f. (नस्य) Snuff. ناسدان nās- dān, A snuffbox. 2. s. m. (नाश) Non-exist- ence, annihilation, death.

نردي nir-daʼī S̱. (निर्दय from निर् prep. and दया Tenderness) adj. Merciless. S. نررتهک निरर्थक (comp. of निर् prep. and अर्थक from अर्थ Meaning) nir-arthak, adj. 1. Negligent, careless, indolent. 2. Obsolete, of no signification, unmeaning, insignificant.

ناگور nāgaur H s. m. Name of a country near Māṛwāṛ.

نکح nikaḥ A. s. (dakh.) Marriage (Harris): see نکاح nikāḥ.

ناٴيکه nāʼeka S̱. s. f. (dakh.) See نايکا nāyikā, sign. 2.

نکل پڙنا nikal paṛnā S̱. v. n. To come out, to be drawn forth.

نپنسک नपुंसक napunsak S adj. Neuter (gen- der), unmanly, coward. s. m. An herma- phrodite, eunuch.