(p. 593) nīla the blue colour, azure; the indigo plant or the dye made from it; synthetic indigo, azuring; Shiva (শিব) or his worship (নীলের উপোস). a. blue, azure; azurine. ̃কন্ঠ a. blue-necked. n. a kind of blue-necked bird, the bluebreast, the roller bird; Shiva (শিব). ̃কমল n. the blue lotus. ̃কর n. an indigo-planter. ̃কান্তমণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire. ̃কুঠি n. an indigo-factory. ̃গাই n. the blue-sheep of Tibet, nilgai, the blue bull, ̃পদ্ম n. the blue lotus. ̃পূজা n. the worship of Shiva (শিব) on the penultimate or the last day of the Bengali year. ̃প্রভ a. having a blue lustre or radiance. ̃বর্ণ n. & a. blue, azure. a. fem. ˜বর্ণা । নীলবর্ণ শৃগাল (fig.) a pretender. ̃বসন n. blue clothes or cloth. a. dressed in blue. a. fem. ̃বসনা । ̃মণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃রক্ত n. blue blood; (fig.) high birth. ̃লোহিত n. a colour between crimson and violet, purple; Shiva (শিব). a. purple. ̃ষষ্টী n. the last or the penultimate day of the Bengali year when Shiva (শিব) is worshipped. 33)

(p. 550) naddha fastened, tied, bound. 61)

(p. 555) nardita sounded. 76)

(p. 590) niṣkarṣa extract, essence, substance; gist. 17)

(p. 593) naukatā (dial.) social formality, a present or gift given for the sake of formality. 126)

(p. 563) nāmāla (of land) low-lying, low, depressed. 41)

(p. 563) nāẏēka a soldier holding the lowest non-commissioned rank in the Indian Army, a naik; a surname of south-west Bengali Hindus. 48)

(p. 555) namunā a sample; a specimen; a model; a pattern; an example. 43)

(p. 582) nirāśbāsa despairing, sunk in despair; dejected, despondent. 4)

(p. 593) nīcē under, below, beneath, underneath (গাছের নীচে); in the bottom of (সমুদ্রের নীচে); at the foot of (পাহাড়ের নীচে). 14)

(p. 568) ni1 denoting: proximity, extensiveness, overmuchness, want, similarity, certainty, inferiority etc. (নিকট, নিখাকি, নিখুঁত) । 16)

(p. 559) nasiba fate, luck; fortune, destiny. নসিবের দোষ ill-luck. নসিবের দোষে adv. through ill-luck, as ill-luck would have it. 5)

(p. 583) nirdēśa indication; demonstration; ascertainment, determination; decision; fixation, appointment; definition; an order or directive; direction. নির্দেশ করা, নির্দেশ দেওয়া v. to point out, to demonstrate; to ascertain, to determine; to decide; to fix, to appoint; to define; to order or enjoin; to direct. নির্দেশক, নির্দেষ্টা a. & n. one who or that which indicates or demonstrates or ascertains or determines or decides or fixes or defines or orders or directs. ˜নামা n. a directive. ̃পত্র n. a written directive or order. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. in receipt of a directive or order; enjoined; directed. 39)

(p. 574) nibida relating to the ancient sayings about deities. 39)

(p. 574) -nibha denoting: similarity or likeness or equality (পদ্মনিভ, দুগ্ধফেননিভ). 50)