(p. 574) nibanta (of a light etc.) about to be extinguished, about to go out; (fig.) about to be exhausted, about to die out (নিবন্ত উত্সাহ); (fig.) exhausted; (fig.) dying; (fig.) dead. see also নিবুনিবু । 26)

(p. 587) nirmala free from filth or dirt or stain or anything undesirable; clean (নির্মল পরিচ্ছদ); clear, transparent, pellucid (নির্মল জল); cloudless, fair (নির্মল আকাশ); free from guilt or sin, blameless, spotless, chaste, holy (নির্মল চরিত্র); honest, innocent, naive; unblemished (নির্মল যশ); unadulterated, unmixed, pure (নির্মল আনন্দ, নির্মল সুখ). fem. নির্মলা । ̃তা n. freedom from filth or dirt or stain or anything undesirable; clearness, transparence, pellucidity; cloudlessness; chasteness, honesty, innocence, candour, naivety; unblemishedness; purity. 20)

(p. 555) narama soft (নরম শরীর); malleable, plastic, easily cut; sleek নরম চুল; low নরম সুর; bland নরম স্বর; mild, gentle নরম মেজাজ; tender or delicate (নরম মন); softened or appeased or moved with pity (মন নরম হওয়া); slack, loose (নরম বাঁধন); slackened, loosened (বাঁধন নরম হওয়া); not hardened (নরম পাকের সন্দেশ); deprived of crispness (বিস্কুটগুলো নরম হয়ে গেছে); weak (নরম লোক); abated (জ্বর নরম হওয়া); pleasant, cool (নরম আলো); that which has undergone slump or general drop in prices (নরম বাজার); almost rotten (ফলগুলো নরম হয়ে গেছে). নরম হওয়া v. to soften; to be appeased; to slacken or loosen; to abate; to slump; to come down. নরম মাটি soft clay; loamy soil; (fig.) one who is easily pliable; a weak person. নরম-গরম a. partly angry or rude and partly tender or soft; rather harsh; blandly harsh. n. harsh words spoken in a bland voice (নরম-গরম শোনানো). 63)

(p. 574) nidhubana1 sexual union, copulation; sports; amusements. 4)

(p. 580) nirata engaged, employed; attached, devoted; engrossed, absorbed. fem. নিরতা 11)

(p. 590) niṣkarṣaṇa removal; elimination; extraction. 18)

(p. 593) naukā a boat (esp. one that plies on a river). ̃জীবী n. a boatman. ̃বাহিত a. carried or borne by boat. ̃ডুবি n. the sinking of a boat; the capsizal of a boat. ̃বিহার n. a pleasure-trip in a boat; a boat-journey. নৌকাবিহার করা v. to have a pleasure trip in a boat; to journey by a boat. ̃বিলাস n. the sport of rowing; a pleasure-trip in a boat. ̃যাত্রা n. journey by boat. ̃যাত্রী n. a boat-passenger. fem. ̃যাত্রিণী । ̃যোগে adv. by boat. নৌকাযোগে ভ্রমণ journey by boat. ̃রোহণ n. getting into a boat, embarkation. নৌকারোহণ করা v. to get into a boat, to embark. ̃রোহণে adv. by boat. ̃রোহী a. boarded on a boat; going by boat; n. a boat-passenger. fem. ̃রোহিণী । ̃সম্বন্ধীয়, ̃সংক্রান্ত a. navicular. 128)

(p. 555) naẏanī the pupil of the eye, the apple of the eye. 56)

(p. 591) niṣprāṇa lifeless, dead; inanimate; heartless; lacking vivacity; dull. ̃তা n. lifelessness; inanimateness, inanimation; heartlessness; lack of vivacity; dullness. 26)

(p. 591) niṣpratibha lacking genius; dim; lacking brightness; obscure, dull. 22)

(p. 561) nāga the snake, the serpent; the elephant (দিঙ্নাগ). অষ্টনাগ n. (myth.) the eight chief snakes collectively. ̃কেশর n. a kind of flower or its plant. ̃দন্ত n. a tusk of an elephant; ivory. ̃পঞ্চমী n. the fifth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shravan (শ্রাবণ) when Goddess Manasa (মনসা) is worshipped. ̃পাশ n. an ancient missile said to be capable of producing snakes that bound the victim (as with a noose). ̃ফণী n. cactus. ̃মাতা n. (myth.) Kadru (কদ্রু) the first mother of snakes. ̃রাজ n. the king of snakes; Vasuki (বাসুকী) or Ananta (অনন্ত). ̃লোক n. the region inhabited by the snakes; Hades or the nether world. 5)

(p. 563) -nāmā2 (used as a sfx.) a letter; a deed (চুক্তিনামা); a written authorization (ওকালতনামা); a narrative, a chronicle, a history (শাহ্নামা). 36)

(p. 593) naimittika casual, occasional, incidental, contingent, irregular (নিত্যনৈমিত্তিক); versed in reading omens, versed in augury. নৈমিত্তিক ছুটি casual leave. 100)

(p. 582) niruda waterless; (chem.) anhydrous; dehydrated. নিরুদক a. anhydrous. নিরুদন n. dehydration. 24)

(p. 593) nīraba noiseless; silent; hushed; speechless. নীরব করা v. to take off the noise of; to silence; to hush; to render speechless. নীরব হওয়া v. to cease to make noise; to become silent; to be hushed; to keep quiet. ̃তা n. noiselessness; silence; hush; speechlessness. নীরব থাকা v. to remain silent or tongue-tied. নীরব সমর্থন silent or tacit support, silent consent. নীরবে adv. silently; noiselessly. নীরবে সহ্য করা to bear silently or calmly. 30)