(p. 583) nirdēśa indication; demonstration; ascertainment, determination; decision; fixation, appointment; definition; an order or directive; direction. নির্দেশ করা, নির্দেশ দেওয়া v. to point out, to demonstrate; to ascertain, to determine; to decide; to fix, to appoint; to define; to order or enjoin; to direct. নির্দেশক, নির্দেষ্টা a. & n. one who or that which indicates or demonstrates or ascertains or determines or decides or fixes or defines or orders or directs. ˜নামা n. a directive. ̃পত্র n. a written directive or order. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. in receipt of a directive or order; enjoined; directed. 39)

(p. 587) nirmōka (of snakes etc.) a slough; (pl.) exuviae; an armour; (hum.- of human being) the whole skin. 31)

(p. 568) niṇḍ়ānō to squeeze out or wring out (as water from clothes); to squeeze or wring (as clothes); (fig.) to extort (chiefly money). a. squeezed out, wrung out; squeezed, wrung; extorted. 19)

(p. 561) nāṭaka a drama, a play. নাটকীয় a. full of dramatic elements, dramatic, theatrical; histrionic. 35)

(p. 555) nalā2 a tubular bone (esp. of hands or legs). 84)

(p. 574) nibāta airless; stuffy; not flickering as there is no air (নিবাত প্রদীপ); motionless, still, steady (নিবাত নিষ্কম্প). 33)

(p. 582) nirutsuka disinterested, callous; incurious; uninquisitive; (rare) extremely curious or inquisitive. 21)

(p. 591) niṣṭhura merciless; hard-hearted; cruel; (poet.) fell; ruthless. fem. নিষ্ঠুরা। ̃তা n. mercilessness; cruelty; ruthlessness. নিষ্ঠুরাচরণ n. a cruel act; merciless or cruel behaviour. 9)

(p. 549) nōrōja the Persian New Year's day; a feast held on this day. 11)

(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. 563) nāẏēka a soldier holding the lowest non-commissioned rank in the Indian Army, a naik; a surname of south-west Bengali Hindus. 48)

(p. 586) nirbīja seedless; (surgically) sterile, aseptic: deprived of generative or procreative power. নির্বীজ করা v. to divest of seeds; to sterilize, to disinfect; to deprive of generative or procreative power. নির্বীজন n. sterilization, disinfection. নির্বীজিত a. sterilized, disinfected. 16)

(p. 577) nimitta a cause or reason; a motive, an end in view, an aim; necessity, need; an omen, a prognostic, a presage, a portent (দুর্নিমিত্ত); one who acts as an instrument of another, a tool, an agent. prep. for, because of, on account of, owing to, due to (রোগের নিমিত্ত). নিমিত্তের ভাগী responsible only for an action and not for its cause, one held responsible for an action because of one's mere presence although one has taken no part in it. নিমিত্তের ভাগী হওয়া to have to share the responsibility and consequence of another person's action. নিমিত্তজ্ঞ , নিমিত্তবিদ n. an augur, a diviner, a soothsayer. ̃মাত্র n. a mere agent or instrument. নিমিত্তার্থ n. (gr.) the gerundial force or the infinitive mood. a. gerundial. 14)

(p. 593) nīca1 a place or position below; a low or depressed position (নীচ থেকে উপরে). 10)

(p. 561) nākhōśa, nākhuśa displeased; dissatisfied. 4)