(p. 550) nakṣatra a star. ̃খচিত a. star-spangled, studded with stars, starry. ̃গতি n. speed as quick as of a shooting star, meteoric speed; tremendous speed. a. having such speed. ̃নাথ, ̃পতি n. the moon (esp. when personified). (cp.) Luna. ̃পাত n. fall of a meteor or meteorite; (fig.) death or downfall of a great man. ̃পুঞ্জ n. a group of stars, a constellation. ̃বিজ্ঞান n. the science of stars, astronomy. ̃বিজ্ঞানী n. an astronomer, a star-gazer. ̃বেগ n. same as নক্ষত্রগতি (n.). ̃বেগে adv. with the speed of a shooting star, swiftly as a shooting star; with great speed. ̃মন্ডল, ̃লোক n. the stellar region, the sidereal system, the firmament, the sky. ̃মন্ডিত a. same as নক্ষত্রখচিত । নক্ষত্রালোক n. star-light. নক্ষত্রালোকিত a. starlit. 6)

(p. 549) na1 the twentieth letter of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 568) niḥ denoting: want, absence, certainty, overmuchness, completeness, direction towards outside etc. less, un-, non-, over-, de-, dis-, out- etc. নিঃক্ষত্র, নিঃক্ষত্রিয় a. devoid of Kshatriyas (ক্ষত্রিয়). নিঃশঙ্ক a. fearless, intrepid; undaunted. নিঃশঙ্কচিত্ত a. having a dauntless heart. নিঃশঙ্কচিত্তে adv. without any fear at heart; with a dauntless heart. নিঃশত্রু a. without an enemy. নিঃশব্দ a. noiseless, silent. নিঃশব্দপদসঞ্চারে adv. stepping silently or noiselessly, in or with stealthy footsteps. নিঃশব্দে adv. noiselessly, silently. নিঃশর্ত a. unconditional (নিঃশর্ত আত্মসমর্পণ). নিঃশেষ a. leaving no remainder (সমস্ত টাকা নিঃশেষ); thoroughly exhausted or consumed; utterly impoverished (দান করেই সে নিঃশেষ); utterly ruined (সে মামলাতে নিঃশেষ); complete, thorough, full (নিঃশেষ অধিকার). নিঃশেষিত a. thoroughly spent up or exhausted or consumed. নিঃশ্বসন n. breathing; respiration; exhalation. নিঃশ্বসিত a. breathed in or out; exhaled. নিঃশ্বাস n. exhalation; breathing; breath; sigh. নিশ্বাস ছাড়া, নিঃশ্বাস ফেলা v. to exhale; to breathe; to sigh. নিঃশ্বাস ফেলার অবসর least respite, a breathing-interval, time to breathe, breathing space. নিঃশ্বাস বন্ধ বা রোধ করা v. to hold one's breath. নিঃশ্বাস রোধ করে হত্যা করা to strangle or throttle (one) to death. নিঃশ্বাস বন্ধ বা রোধ হওয়া v. to be suffocated (গরমে নিঃশ্বাস বন্ধ হওয়া); to be out of breath (খাটুনির চোটে নিঃশ্বাস বন্ধ হওয়া); to cease to breathe, to die. নিঃশ্বাস নেওয়া v. to breathe in, to inhale; to breathe, to respire. এক নিঃশ্বাসে in a breath. নিঃশ্বাসপ্রশ্বাস n. breathing in and out, respiration. নিঃশ্বাসের দুর্গন্ধ n. bad breath, halitosis. নিঃসংজ্ঞ a. unconscious, fainted, swooned. নিঃসংশয় a. free or freed from doubt or hesitation, undoubting; unhesitating; convinced; doubtless; certain, sure, positive. নিঃসংশয়ে adv. unhesitatingly; undoubtedly; certainly, surely, positively. নিঃসঙ্কোচ a. unhesitating. নিঃসঙ্কোচে adv. unhesitatingly, without hesitation. নিঃসঙ্গ a. companionless, unattended, lonely; disinterested, callous; detached, unrelated. নিঃসত্ত্ব a. having no substance or esse, unsubstantial; inexistent; weak, feeble; lifeless; inanimate; devoid of living creatures. নিঃসন্তান a. childless. নিঃসন্দিগ্ধ a. same as নিঃসন্দেহ । নিঃসন্দেহ a. free from doubt, undoubting, unsuspecting; convinced; undoubted; sure, positive. নিঃসন্দেহে adv. undoubtingly; undoubtedly, doubtlessly; surely, positively. নিঃসপত্ন a. having no enemy; without any adversary or rival. নিঃসম্পর্ক a. unrelated, unconnected; not related by blood; detached. নিঃসম্বল a. resourceless; destitute; indigent; penniless; (coll.) broke. নিঃসরণ n. act of going or coming out; act of flowing out; ejection, emission, exudation, issue, escape. নিঃসহায় a. helpless. নিঃসাড় a. giving no response; silent; unconscious; motionless; noiseless (নিঃসারে চলা). নিঃসারক a. causing to go or come or flow out; emitting; discharging; purging; ejecting; causing to issue or escape; extracting; expelling. নিঃসারণ n. act of going or coming or flowing out; emission; discharge; purgation; ejection; issue, escape; extraction; expulsion. নিঃসারিত a. gone or come or flowed out; emitted; ejected; issued, exuded; expelled. নিঃসীম a. endless, boundless; infinite. নিঃসীম শূন্য n. the boundless sky. নিঃসৃত same as নিঃসারিত । নিঃস্পৃহ a. having no desire or liking for; unattached; disinterested, callous. নিঃস্পৃহতা n. absence of desire or liking; disinterestedness, collousness. নিঃস্ব a. destitute; indigent, utterly poor. নিঃস্বতা n. destitution; indigence, utter poverty. নিঃস্বন n. sound, noise; voice; (of birds) a note. নিঃস্বর a. voiceless; silent. নিঃস্রব, নিঃস্রাব n. exudation. 20)

(p. 555) namāja the Muslim system of saying one's prayer. নমাজ প়ড়া v. to say one's prayer or namaj, to pray. নমাজি a. one who says one's namaj regularly, prayerful; devout. 40)

(p. 587) niṣāda1 one of an uncivilized race of ancient India chiefly living on hunting; a swineherd or a fisherman or a fowler (by caste). 67)

(p. 574) nidhi a store, a fount or repertory (গুণনিধি); a treasury; wealth, treasure; wealth deposited; a fund; Kuvera's (কুবের) treasure; (fig.) a very rich treasure. নিধি আবণ্টন n. allotment of funds. 3)

(p. 560) nāka-khān̐dā snub-nosed. 10)

(p. 582) nirupādhi, nirupādhika having no title or surname; diplomaless; having none of the primordial qualities of a created being, namely সত্ত্ব র়জঃ and তমঃ (নিরুপাধি ব্রহ্ম).

(p. 554) naba1 new; novel; young; modern, recent; new-born; newly grown; early; fresh. ̃কারিকা n. a newly-married wife. ̃কার্তিক n. infant Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়); (sarcas.) a very ugly man; (hum.) a foppish gallant. ̃কুমার n. a new-born son. ̃গঠিত a. newly-formed, newlyconstructed or composed. ̃জলধর n. a newly-formed cloud, a fresh cloud. ̃জলধরপটল n. a heap of fresh clouds, cumulus. ̃জলধরশ্যাম a. as charmingly dark as a fresh rain-bearing cloud. ̃জাগরণ, ̃জাগৃতি n. resurgence, new awakening; rebirth, regeneration, renaissance. ̃জাত a. new-born; newlygrown or produced. ̃জাতক n. a newborn baby. ̃জীবন n. a new life; young life; a fresh lease of life; (fig.) rejuvenation or renascence. ̃ত্ব n. newness; novelty; modernity; freshness; novelty. ̃দম্পতি, ̃দম্পতী n. a newly married couple. ̃দল n. a fresh or new or tender leaf of a lotus. ̃নিযুক্ত a. newly appointed. ̃পল্লব n. a young leaf or twig or shoot or sprout. ̃বধূ n. a newlymarried wife or bride. ̃বর্ষ n. New Year. ̃বসন্ত n. early spring; a new spring. ̃বিধান n. a new law or system; a new order of the Brahma Samaj founded by Keshabchandra Sen; (Christ.) the New Testament. ̃মল্লিকা, ̃মালিকা n. a variety of jasmine. ̃যুবক n. a young man; (cp.) a greenhorn. fem. ̃যুবতী a young woman. ̃যৌবন n. early youth, the first flush of youth, the prime of youth; a fresh lease of youth; rejuvenation, rejuvenescence. ̃যৌবনসম্পন্ন a. in the prime of one's youth. fem. নবযৌবনসম্পন্না, নবযৌবনা । 8)

(p. 574) nibasi (obs. poet.) dwells or dwell, lives or live, resides or reside. 29)

(p. 582) niruddha confined; besieged; bolted, closed (নিরুদ্ধ দ্বার); choked (নিরুদ্ধ কন্ঠ); obstructed (নিরুদ্ধ পথ); checked, stopped, halted (নিরুদ্ধ গতি). 27)

(p. 555) na yayau na tashau motionless; unable to move; unable to go this way or that. 46)

(p. 574) nibā (of a light or fire) to go out, to be extinguished or quenched. a. extinguished; quenched. নিবানো v. to put out, to extinguish; to quench. a. extinguished; quenched. 32)

(p. 583) nirgalana melting; exudation; filtration. 12)

(p. 550) nagarādhyakṣa the governor or mayor or sheriff of a city or town; a city magistrate. 18)