(p. 593) nīrada cloud. ̃বরণ a. dark as a (moisture-bearing) cloud, cloud-coloured. 28)

(p. 563) nāti1 (used as a pfx.) not much, moderately. ̃খর্ব a. not very short or dwarfish. ̃দীর্ঘ a. not very long. ̃বৃহত্ a. not very big; of moderate or medium size. ̃শীতল a. not very cold; moderately cold. ̃শীতোষ্ণ a. of mild temperature, temperate. নাতিশীতোষ্ণ মন্ডল (geog.) the temperate zone. ̃স্হূল a. not very fat or bulky. ̃হ্রস্ব a. not very short. 6)

(p. 574) nibaha a collection, a multitude ('স্নেচ্ছনিবহ'). 31)

(p. 582) nirāśbāsa despairing, sunk in despair; dejected, despondent. 4)

(p. 574) nibāraṇa, nibāra prevention; warding off; prohibition; stopping; mitigation, allaying. নিবারণ করা v. to prevent; to ward off; to prohibit; to stop; to mitigate, to allay. নিবারণ হওয়া v. to be prevented or warded off; to stop or be stopped; to be mitigated or allayed. নিবারক a. preventing or preventive; warding off; prohibiting or prohibitory; stopping; mitigating, allaying. n. a preventer; one who wards off; a prohibitor; one who stops; an allaying agent. নিবারণীয় same as নিবার্য । নিবারা poet. form of নিবারণ করা নিবারিত a. prevented; warded off; prohibited; mitigated, allayed. নিবারিত করা same as নিবারণ করা । 35)

(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. 563) -nāmā1 (used as a sfx.) bearing a particular name, named, designated. অজ্ঞাতনামা a. nameless; unknown. 35)

(p. 550) nakulē given to or expert in copying or mimicry. 2)

(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. 590) niṣēbaṇa attending on or serving, attendance, service; worship. 10)

(p. 550) nadī a stream, a river. নদীর বাঁক the bend of a river. ছোট নদী a rivulet. ̃কুল same as নদীতীর । ̃গর্ভ n. the bottom of a river; a river-bed. ̃তট, ̃তীর n. riverbank, riverside. তীরবর্তী, ̃তীতস্হ a. riparian, riverain. ̃তীরবাসী a. & n. riverain. fem. ˜তীরবাসিনী । ̃পথ n. river-way. ̃পথে adv. by river. ̃প্রবাহ same as নদীস্রোত । ̃বক্ষ n. the bosom or surface of a river. ̃বক্ষে adv. on or upon the river. ̃বন্দর n. a river port. ̃বহুল a. abounding in rivers, rivery. ̃মাতৃক a. irrigated or watered by rivers. ̃মুখ n. a river-mouth, an estuary. ̃স্রোত n. river-tide; the flowing stream of a river. 60)

(p. 593) nyūna less (than); short of; deficient (in); inferior (to). ন্যূন হওয়া v. to be less (than); to fall short (of), to be deficient (in); to be inferior (to). ̃কল্প a. least, minimum. ̃কল্পে adv. at least. ̃তা n. state of being smaller in number or amount or degree; shortage; deficiency; inferiority. ̃পক্ষে same as ন্যূনকল্পে । সংখ্যায় adv. in the least number, at least. ন্যূনাতিরেক, ন্যূনাধিক্য n. shortage and excess; shortage or excess; disparity. ন্যূনাধিক adv. more or less.

(p. 570) nikarabōkāra a knickerbocker, a loosefitting garment, usu. worn by children. 3)

(p. 563) nānakapanhī a Sikh; a Nanakite. 21)

(p. 583) nirēṭa not hollow or liquid; solid or hard; (sarcas.) dull-headed, doltish, stupid; thorough, utter, downright (নিরেট মূর্খ). n. (coll.) a dunce, a dolt, a blockhead, a numskull (সে একটা নিরেট). 6)