(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. 549) nōbata an orchestra in which the sanai (সানাই) is the chief instrument. ̃খানা n. a room or platform where the aforesaid orchestra is played. 10)

(p. 563) nāśapāti the pear.

(p. 591) nistūṣa husked. 40)

(p. 563) nāda2 excrements (esp. of cattle), droppings, dung. 10)

(p. 563) nānā1 a maternal grandfather, a grandfather. 22)

(p. 550) nadhara succulent, juicy, delicious; lovely; plum, rolypoly; buxom; well-shaped, shapely, well-proportioned; fresh. 62)

(p. 580) nirartha meaningless, nonsense; useless, futile, vain ('নিরর্থ হাহাকারে'). নিরর্থক a. meaningless, nonsense; unreasonable, unnecessary; purposeless; useless, futile, vain. adv. in vain; meaninglessly; unreasonably, unwarrantedly; unnecessarily; without purpose.

(p. 581) nirānanda cheerless; joyless, unhappy; sad, sullen, glum; gloomy (নিরানন্দ গৃহ). n. cheerlessness, unhappiness; sadness; gloominess. 17)

(p. 560) nāka the nose, the olfactory organ; the sense of smell; the power to distinguish smell, smelling power (তোমার নাক তো খুব). নাক উঁচানো v. (fig.) to turn up one's nose (at), to show disdain (at). নাকঝাড়া v. to blow one's nose. নাক টেপা v. to press one's nose; (ridi.). to say one's prayers silently. নাক ডাকা v. to snore. নাক ফোঁড়া, নাক বেঁধানো v. to perforate the septum of one's nose. ̃বরাবর adv. straight, straightaway, in the direction of one's nose. নাক বাঁকানো same as নাক উঁচানো । নাক মলা v. to pull or twist one's own nose as a mark of regret for a mistake or fault. নাক সিঁটকানো same as নাক উঁচানো । নাকে খত see খত । নাকে-মুখে গোঁজা v. to eat very hurriedly; to gulp down. নাকের ছেঁদা a nostril. নাকের জলে চোখের জলে হওয়া (fig.) to be embarrassed, to be in deep waters or quagmire. নিজের নাক কেটে পরের যাত্রাভঙ্গ করা (fig.) to do a greater harm to oneself in an attempt to put somebody into trouble. 8)

(p. 555) nabīkaraṇa renewing, renovation, renewal; mending, repair. 12)

(p. 593) nīrajā2 free from dirt; (of flowers etc.) having no pollen; (of girls) one whose menstruation has not yet begun to function. 27)

(p. 583) nirghāta the sound of winds clashing together violently; the violent conflict of two air currents; the sound of a concussion; a thunder-stroke. a. violent, terrible; cruel; heart-rending; unfailing, hitting the mark (নির্ঘাত আঘাত). adv. surely (নির্ঘাত করবে). 19)

(p. 593) nēpathya the green-room or dressingroom of a theatre; a place or position behind the stage or screen not visible from the auditorium; costumes and articles used for the make-up of actors and actresses. ̃বিধান n. dressing and make-up of actors and actresses. নেপথ্যে adv. from a place behind the stage or screen and invisible from the auditorium. (fig.) away from the knowledge of the public, secretly. 82)

(p. 583) nirōdha, nirōdhana siege; counteraction, obstruction, opposition, prevention; restraint, control, repression; (phys.) chocking. নিরোধ করা v. to besiege, to counteract, to obstruct, to oppose, to prevent; to check, to restrain, to control, to repress; (phys.) to choke. নিরোধক a. besieging; counteracting, obstructing; opposing, preventing; restraining, controlling, repressing; choking. 8)