(p. 581) nirāpattā safety, security. নিরাপত্তা পরিষদ n. the Security Council (of the U.N.O.). নিরাপত্তা রক্ষী n. the security guard. 18)

(p. 560) nākuẏā, nāku given to speaking through one's nose (নাকুয়া লোক); spoken through the nose (নাকুয়া কথা); long-nosed, nosy (নাকুয়া লোক). 18)

(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. 581) nirādhāra not held in any container; having no container to be kept in; having no support or shelter, destitute, helpless; homeless. 16)

(p. 587) niśapiśa denoting: restlessness to do something; itching or irritation to do something. 47)

(p. 583) nirupāẏa having no means or expedients; resourceless, destitute; helpless. 2)

(p. 568) nāhaẏa, nā haẏa what if (নাহয় তুমি এলে); all right (আমি নাহয় যাব); at best or at the worst (নাহয় দশ টাকা লাগবে). con. or (হয় তুমি নাহয় সে); or else (কর নাহয় মর). int. well (নাহয় মানলামই). 15)

(p. 593) nisbana sound, noise; (of wind instruments etc.) note; voice. 2)

(p. 593) nīcāsakta addicted to or indulging in hateful or vile things; depraved; having sexual connection with a woman of bad repute or low birth. fem. নীচাসক্তা । 13)

(p. 583) nirṇāẏaka discerning; ascertaining; deciding; resolving. n. a criterion, নির্ণায়ক মত, নির্ণায়ক ভোট n. a casting vote. নির্ণায়ক সভা n. a jury. নির্ণায়ক সভ্য n. a juror. 31)

(p. 572) nidarśana an instance, an example, a precedent; a proof, an evidence, a testimony; a sign; a token; a keepsake; a memento. ̃পত্র n. a testimonial, an introduction, a certificate; an identity card. ̃স্তম্ভ n. a pillar to fix or mark a boundary. নিদর্শনা n. (rhet.) transference of attributes. 15)

(p. 585) nirbāta airless; windless; stuffy; motionless, still (নির্বাত নিষ্কম্প). 22)

(p. 572) nitala (myth.) one of the seven regions of the nether world or Hades; (fig.) a very deep or hollow place. 10)

(p. 591) niṣprapraẏōjana unnecessary; needless; purposeless; useless. n. needlessness, purposelessness. নিষ্প্রয়োজনে adv. unnecessarily; needlessly; to no purpose, uselessly. 25)

(p. 593) nīla the blue colour, azure; the indigo plant or the dye made from it; synthetic indigo, azuring; Shiva (শিব) or his worship (নীলের উপোস). a. blue, azure; azurine. ̃কন্ঠ a. blue-necked. n. a kind of blue-necked bird, the bluebreast, the roller bird; Shiva (শিব). ̃কমল n. the blue lotus. ̃কর n. an indigo-planter. ̃কান্তমণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire. ̃কুঠি n. an indigo-factory. ̃গাই n. the blue-sheep of Tibet, nilgai, the blue bull, ̃পদ্ম n. the blue lotus. ̃পূজা n. the worship of Shiva (শিব) on the penultimate or the last day of the Bengali year. ̃প্রভ a. having a blue lustre or radiance. ̃বর্ণ n. & a. blue, azure. a. fem. ˜বর্ণা । নীলবর্ণ শৃগাল (fig.) a pretender. ̃বসন n. blue clothes or cloth. a. dressed in blue. a. fem. ̃বসনা । ̃মণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃রক্ত n. blue blood; (fig.) high birth. ̃লোহিত n. a colour between crimson and violet, purple; Shiva (শিব). a. purple. ̃ষষ্টী n. the last or the penultimate day of the Bengali year when Shiva (শিব) is worshipped. 33)