নিকট : (p. 568) nikaṭa imminent, approaching (নিকট মৃত্যু); close (নিকট আত্মীয়); intimate, bosom (নিকট বল্ধু). prep. (rare in mod. Beng.) proximate to; near, about (বাড়ির নিকট); to, towards, by (আমার নিকট এসো); from (পিতার নিকট শুনেছি); in possession or in the custody of (তাহার নিকট টাকা আছে). ̃বর্তী, ̃স্হ a. nearby, neighbouring, proximate, near, close (to); imminent, approaching (মৃত্যু নিকটবর্তী); close (নিকটবর্তী স্হান). fem. নিকটবর্তিনী, নিকটাবস্হা । নিকটবর্তী হওয়া v. to draw near, to approach, to close upon. নিকটবর্তিতা n. nearness, proximity; state of being imminent; closeness. নিকটে adv. drawing near, approaching, closing upon (মৃত্যু নিকটে). prep. same as নিকট (prep.). 21)

(p. 550) nañtatpuruṣa (gr.) a system of forming compound words indicating dissimilarity, absence, negation etc. নঞার্থক a. bearing a negative meaning, negative. 29)

(p. 591) nisindā a herbal plant (its leaves are often smoked as tobacco), Vitex negundo. 31)

(p. 555) nalicā the pipe of a hookah (the bowl of burning tabacco is placed on the top of this pipe).

(p. 572) nidēṣṭā one who gives an order or enjoins or directs. 24)

(p. 555) nabiśa1 (used as a sfx.) a writer, a scribe, a clerk (খাসনবিশ). 9)

(p. 550) natuna new; novel; fresh; young; at the onset; new-born; newly bloomed; changed, transformed (সে এখন একেবারে নতুন লোক ।) নতুনত্ব n. newness; novelty; freshness, the state or quality of being young or fresh. see also নতুন । 52)

(p. 577) nimiṣa a twinkle of an eye, a wink; the time covered by a wink, a moment, a trice, a triflingly short time (নিমিষের মধ্যে). এক নিমিষে in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a jiffy. ̃হারা a. (of eyes or glance) steadfast, fixed, unwinking. নিমিষহারা চোখে চাওয়া v. to look steadfastly, to gaze. 15)

(p. 550) nakhī2 an aromatic substance that gives out a sweet smell when fried. 12)

(p. 568) nāsa snuff; anything inhaled or taken in like the snuff (জলের নাস). নাস নেওয়া v. to inhale, to take or draw in. ̃দান, ̃দানি n. the snuffbox. 5)

(p. 580) niraẏa hell, the Inferno. ̃গামী a. condemned to hell. ̃ভোগ n. suffering in hell. 26)

(p. 561) nāṭa a dance; dramatic performance, acting; a fun; a stage (for dramatic performance). নাটের গুরু a director of a performance; (sarcas.) a wirepuller, a ringleader; an arch-intriguer. 34)

(p. 555) nara1 a row, a line. 60)

(p. 555) nartana dancing; a dance. ̃কুর্দন n. dancing and jumping about; (fig.) bragging and blustering. ̃প্রিয় a. fond of dancing. ̃শালা n. a dance-hall, a dancingsalon. 73)

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

(p. 583) nirjara unageing, not subject to old age or decay. n. an immortal, a god. 23)