(p. 561) nākhōdā, nākhudā a captain of a ship; a merchant exporting and importing by sea; a Muslim community consisting of merchants (নাখোদা মসজিদ). 3)

(p. 583) nirdala without any party; having no party; (in pol.) unaligned or independent. 36)

(p. 587) nirbhara a prop or support; dependence, reliance; confidence. নির্ভর করা v. to depend (upon), (coll.) to bank (on), to rely (on). ̃তা n. (loos.) dependence, reliance. ̃যোগ্য a. dependable, reliable. ̃যোগ্যতা n. dependability, reliability. ̃শীল a. relying on, depending on; dependent. 10)

(p. 561) nāḍ়ā2 to move; to put in motion; to oscillate; to shake; to give a jerk, to push (নেড়ো না-লেখা বেঁকে যাবে); to wave (হাত নাড়া); to wag (লেজ নাড়া); to stir (চামচ দিয়ে নাড়া); to ring or sound by moving with the hand (ঘন্টা নাড়া); to remove or shift (এ রোগীকে নাড়বে কী করে ?); to handle (টাকা-পয়সা নাড়া); to displace or mess up (কাগজপত্র নাড়া); to study (শাস্ত্র নাড়া); to inquire of or test esp. cautiously or artfully, to sound (লোকটাকে নেড়ে দেখো); to loosen (গোড়ার মাটি নেড়ে দাও). 44)

(p. 590) niṣkāśana, niṣkāsana squeezing out, extraction; expulsion; removal; banishment; drawing out or unsheathing (a sword etc.) নিষ্কাশন করা v. to extract; to expel, to remove; to banish; to draw out or unsheathe. 26)

(p. 563) nāḍ়ābunē a cultivator; a rustic, a clodhopper; (fig.) a fool, a dunce. যত ছিল নাড়াবুনে, হল সব কেত্তুনে (fig.) clodhoppers have turned artists, fools have turned leaders. 3)

(p. 549) nakula the mongoose, the ichneumon; Shiva (শিব). 20)

(p. 563) nāẏaka leading, guiding, commanding, chief, principal. n. a leader, a guide, a commander, a captain; a chief; a hero (of a drama, fiction etc.); a (habitual) lover, an amorous man, a gallant. 46)

(p. 582) nirīha unoffending, inoffensive, harmless, innocent; gentle, meek. ̃তা n. innocence, harmlessness; gentleness, meekness; disinterestedness. 17)

(p. 591) niṣṭhā firm faith or trust, deep attachment or reverence, great devotion or attention (ধর্মে নিষ্ঠা, কর্মে নিষ্ঠা); devoutness (নিষ্ঠাবান উপাসক); adherence to the scriptural code of behaviour and observance of religious rites (নিষ্ঠাবান ব্রাহ্মণ). ̃বান a. having deep attachment (to) or reverence (for), greatly devoted or attentive (to); devout; punctiliously observant of the scriptural code of behaviour and religious rites. fem. ̃বতী। ̃ভরে adv. devotedly. 7)

(p. 555) nardamā, nardāmā a drain; a gutter; a sewer. 75)

(p. 563) nāmōccāraṇa utterance of a name; (slightest) mention. নামোচ্চারণ করা v. to utter the name of; to mention (slightly). 43)

(p. 554) nabati ninety. ̃তম a. ninetieth. fem. ̃তমী ।

(p. 554) nandibhṛṅgi Nandi (নন্দি) and Bhringi (ভৃঙ্গি), the two chief attendants of Shiva (শিব); (sarcas.) mischievous flatterers, undesirable lieutenants or associates. 2)

(p. 561) nāḍ়ācāḍ়ā stirring or moving or handling (esp. roughly) or displacing or shifting; casual study (শাস্ত্র নাড়াচাড়া); thinking or considering (তথ্য নিয়ে নাড়াচাড়া); discussion esp. wide and popular (পরের কলন্ক নিয়ে নাড়াচাড়া). নারাচারা করা v. to stir or move or handle (esp. roughly); to displace or shift; to study casually; to think or consider; to discuss esp. publicly; to test or sound (ছেলেটিকে একটু নেড়েচেরে দেখব). 45)