نواونا niwāwnā S̱. v. a. See نوانا nawānā.

ناله nāla P s. m. Lamentation, moan. ناله کش nāla-kash, adj. Lamenting, lamenter. ناله کشي nāla-kash-ī, s. f. Lamentation. ناله کرنا nāla karnā, To lament, complain, moan.

نصيب naṣīb A (from نصب Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. Fortune, lot, luck, chance, portion, part, fate, destiny. (In Hindūstānī this word is often constructed as a plural). نصيب لڙني na- ṣīb laṛne, 1. To be competitor for any thing. 2. (lit. fortune fighting for one) The commence- ment of prosperity, to be greatly favoured by fortune (after adversity). نصيب جگنا naṣīb jagnā, To be fortunate.

ناکا nākā H s. m. 1. The extremity of a road. 2. The eye of a needle. 3. An alley, avenue, lane. ناکي بندي nāke-bandī, Shutting up a road.

ناريلي nāriyal-ī S̱. s. 1. A ḥuḳḳa made of a cocoa- nut. 2. A cup of cocoa-nut shell. 3. (dakh.) The juice of the cocoa-nut tree (used for in- toxication).

نحوست nuḥūsat A (from نحس) s. f. Bad pre- sage, ominousness, portent, abomination, mis- fortune, evil.

نکل چلنا nikal chalnā S̱. 1. To escape. 2. (met.) To surpass another, to be advanced or pro- moted. 3. To speak much or display oneʼs talent. (Spoken of a person who from the mo- desty of a stranger had formerly been silent).

ناشته nāshta P. s. m. See ناشتا nāshtā.

نجم najm A s. m. 1. A star, a planet. 2. For- tune. 3. A horoscope, calculation of nativity. Plur. نجوم nujūm, Stars. علم نجوم iﻌlm-i-nujūm, Astrology, astronomy.

نگچانا nagchānā S̱. (perhaps, from निकट Near) v. n. To approach.