(p. 559) nā3 not; no; nay. int. expressing: question (পড়তে বসবে না?); request or insistence, please (দুটো টাকা দাও না); doubt or uncertainty, will it or will it not, will there be or will there not be (বৃষ্টি হবে, না?); want or excess, how much or how many, what a (সংসারে কত না জ্বালা); amazement (আগুনেও সে পোড়ে না); sorrow or exception or complaint (যাও-আমায় দিলে না তো); contempt or ridicule (পারলে না তো). con. or, nor না রাম না গঙ্গা. prep. without (না বুঝে). in comp. no, not, non-, un- (নাধর্মী). না রাম না গঙ্গা (fig.) neither fish nor fowl. 10)

(p. 587) nirmōcya that which is to be or can be removed or taken off or put off completely. 33)

(p. 555) nabāba (Mus.) a feudal prince or viceroy, a nawab; (sarcas.) a haughty, easeloving and luxurious man. ̃জাদা n. a nawab's son. fem. ̃জাদি a nawab's daughter. ̃নাজিম n. a provincial governor and judge. ̃পুত্র, (coll. corrup.) ̃পুত্তুর n. a nawab's son; (sarcas.) a haughty, ease-loving and luxurious man. fem. ̃পুত্রী a nawab's daughter. নবাবি n. the office or state of a nawab; position or charge of a nawab; haughty ease-loving and luxurious or extravagant style of living. a. of or concerning a nawab. 7)

(p. 561) nācāra having no means; helpless; resourceless. 26)

(p. 570) nikṛta scolded; defeated; humiliated or insulted; oppressed. 10)

(p. 574) nibāpa an offering of food etc. to the manes (নিবাপ-অঞ্জলি). 34)

(p. 550) naṭaghaṭa, naṭaghaṭi an amourette of petty love affair (esp. a scandalous one); a scandalous affair. নটঘটে a. consisting of an amourette or a scandalous affair. 35)

(p. 568) nikā (Mus.) widow-marriage; re-marriage of a divorced woman. নিকা করা v. to marry a widow or a divorced woman. নিকা বসা v. to re-marry after being widowed or divorced by the husband. 24)

(p. 593) nīra water; any liquid; aqua. ̃ময় a. aqueous, watery, full of water or moisture. 23)

(p. 593) nībāra paddy grown from airborne seeds that have fallen on an unploughed field. 20)

(p. 587) niścaẏa firm or sure knowledge, conviction, ascertainment, decision, resolution (কৃতনিশ্চয়). a. free from doubts, convinced, ensured, certain (এ বিষয়ে সে নিশ্চয় হয়েছে); firm, sure (নিশ্চয় বাক্য). adv. without doubt, surely, certainly, for certain (নিশ্চয় যাব). ̃তা n. freedom from doubts certainty; firmness, sureness, surety. 57)

(p. 577) niẏantraṇa regulation; rule; control; restraint; determination. নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা v. to regulate; to rule; to control; to restrain; to determine; to destine. ̃ব্যবস্হা n. control system. নিয়ন্ত্রণাধীন a. controlled, under control. 35)

(p. 555) nabhēla a book of fiction, a novel. ̃লেখক n. a fictionist, a novelist. নভেলিয়ানা n. act of behaving like a character in a novel. 27)

(p. 593) nṛtya a dance; (sarcas.) a caper; a leap, skipping or frisking. নৃত্য করা v. to dance; (sarcas.) to cut a caper; to leap, to skip or frisk. ̃কলা same as নৃত্যবিদ্যা । ̃কারী a. engaged in or given to or proficient in dancing, dancing; leaping. fem. ̃কারিণী । ̃গীত n. dancing and singing. ̃গুরু n. a dancing-master. ̃নাট্য n. a dance drama. ̃পটীয়সী a. fem. proficient in dancing. masc. ̃পটু । ̃পরা a. fem. given to dancing. masc. ̃পর । ̃প্রিয় a. fond of dancing. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art and science of dancing. ̃শালা n. a dancing-hall; a ball-room; a theatre. 61)

(p. 550) nakta the night. ̃চর, ̃চারী, ̃ঞ্চারী a. active by night; wandering by night; nocturnal; nightfaring, noctivagant. n. the rakshas; the bat; a thief, a burglar; a person active by night, a nightbird. নক্তান্ধ a. blind by night, nyctalopic. নক্তান্ধতা n. nyctalopia. Also রাত্র্যন্ধতা । 4)