نز nazz A s. 1. An intelligent, discerning or active man. 2. Land from which water exudes, or water springing from the ground. 3. An ostrich which keeps moving about without set- tling in any one place.

نقصان nuḳṣān A (from نقص) s. m. Loss, defect, deficiency, detriment, injury, damage, blemish, prejudice, mischief. A. H. نقصاني nuḳṣān-ī, adj. Detrimental, prejudi- cial (Harris).

نہب nahb A s. m. Rapine, plunder, spoil.

ناگري nāgarī S̱. adj. The most common Hindī character of writing; called, also, Deva-nāgarī.

نپاٿنا nipāṭnā H v. a. See نپٿانا nipṭānā.

نصاريٰ naṣārạ̄ A (Heb. from Nazareth, the name of a city, so called from its abounding in orchards, from a twig or branch) s. m. A Nazarene, a christian.

نر निर् nir S prep. Out, without (on the out- side), without (not having). The reverse of नि. As, निर्गंध nir-gandh, Scentless.

نستعليق nastaﻌlīḳ A (comp. of نسخ and تعليق) s. m. A kind of Persian writing (or character).

نساج nassāj A (adj. superl. of نسج) s. m. A weaver.

ناست nāst नास्ति S̱. Nonentity, annihilated.