(p. 580) nirapēkṣa impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced (নিরপেক্ষ বিচার); neutral; independent, disinterested (দলনিরপেক্ষ); (phil. & log.) categorical. নিরপেক্ষতা n. impartiality, freedom from bias or prejudice; neutrality; independence, disinterestedness; (phil. & log.) categoricalness. নিরপেক্ষ রাষ্ট্র neutral state; non-aligned state. 17)

(p. 583) nirjhara a fountain, a spring; a waterfall, a cascade, a cataract; a mountain brook, a rivulet. 28)

(p. 593) nēẏāpāti having very thinly grown kernel (নেয়াপাতি ডাব = a green coconut with thin soft jelly-like kernel); (of a pot-belly) soft and mediumsize. 86)

(p. 570) nigāra (dero.) a dark-skinned man, a blackie, a negro, a nigger.

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

(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)

(p. 555) -nalā1 (used as a sfx.) having one or more tubes or barrels (দোনলা = doublebarrelled). 83)

(p. 550) nakta the night. ̃চর, ̃চারী, ̃ঞ্চারী a. active by night; wandering by night; nocturnal; nightfaring, noctivagant. n. the rakshas; the bat; a thief, a burglar; a person active by night, a nightbird. নক্তান্ধ a. blind by night, nyctalopic. নক্তান্ধতা n. nyctalopia. Also রাত্র্যন্ধতা । 4)

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

(p. 579) niẏōjaẏitrī of নিয়োজয়িতা ।

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

(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)

(p. 574) nibasati, nibasana act of dwelling or living, residence; an abode, a dwelling house, a home. 30)

(p. 587) nirbhīka fearless; dauntless. ̃তা n. fearlessness. 13)

(p. 577) nimakhuna almost murdered, half-murdered; (in law) assailed with such a grievous hurt as has or might have amounted to murder. n. culpable homicide not amounting to murder. 6)