نقوش nuḳūsh A s. plur. (of نقش naḳsh) Paintings, engravings.

نعمت niﻌmat A s. f. 1. Favour, graciousness, benefit. 2. Delight, joy. 3. Affluence, ease, wealth, good thing or comfort of life, blessing or favour of heaven. 4. A delicacy.

نربوده निर्बोध nir-bodh S adj. Without under- standing, senseless.

نگار nigār P 1. part. act. (from نگاريدن) in compos. Painting. 2. s. m. A picture, painting, portrait, effigy, idol. 3. A beautiful wo- man, a mistress. نگار آلود nigār-ālūd, Painted, made beautiful as a painting. نگار خانه يا نگارستان nigār-ḵẖāna, or nigār-istān, A picture- gallery.

ني ne S̱. A particle affixed to the name of the agent with a transitive verb in a past tense.

نظامت niz̤āmat A. (from نظم) s. f. 1. Arrange- ment, government, office of ناظم nāz̤im, q. v. 2. The administration of criminal justice.

نديا nadiyā S̱. s. River: see ندي nadī.

نگون nigūn P adj. Hanging downwards. نگون بخت nigūn-baḵẖt, Helpless, unfortunate. نگون سار nigūn-sār, adj. Hanging the head from shame, inverted, upside down, topsyturvy.

نرني निर्णय nirṇai S adj. Fixed, established, certain, appointed. s. m. Ascertainment.

نرمي narm-ī P s. f. Softness, tenderness, smoothness, mildness, delicacy, easiness, fluency.