نصير naṣīr A (from نصر) s. m. An assistant, a de- fender, a friend.

نخشب naḵẖshab P n. prop. Name of a city in Turkistan, famous for the appearance of the moon which the impostor Muḳannaﻌ caused to ascend from a pit in its neighbourhood, during the space of two months.

نبوت nubūwat A (from نبأ Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. Prophecy.

نوساگر nausāgar S̱. s. (dakh.) See نوسادر nausā- dar. (Harris).

نگينه nagīna P s. m. See نگ nag, signif. 2.

نودهہ naudha S̱. (from नव New, and ऊढ Borne) s. m. A young plant or fresh shoot or branch of a plant.

نعم niʼaﻌm A s. plur. (of نعمت Heb. ) 1. Fa- vours, benefits. 2. Pleasure, comfort, affluence, ease or blessing (of life). ¶ نعم البدل niﻌma-l-badal, Blessings of the change, excellent the change! change for the better.

ناگر नागर nāgar S s. m. 1. Name of a tribe of Gujarāt-ī Brāhmaṇs. 2. (met.) A cunning or expert person.

ناسوت nāsūt A s. f. Humanity, human kind.

ناس nās A s. plur. (for اناس plur. of انسان from انس Heb. ) Mankind, human beings.