নিকট : (p. 568) nikaṭa imminent, approaching (নিকট মৃত্যু); close (নিকট আত্মীয়); intimate, bosom (নিকট বল্ধু). prep. (rare in mod. Beng.) proximate to; near, about (বাড়ির নিকট); to, towards, by (আমার নিকট এসো); from (পিতার নিকট শুনেছি); in possession or in the custody of (তাহার নিকট টাকা আছে). ̃বর্তী, ̃স্হ a. nearby, neighbouring, proximate, near, close (to); imminent, approaching (মৃত্যু নিকটবর্তী); close (নিকটবর্তী স্হান). fem. নিকটবর্তিনী, নিকটাবস্হা । নিকটবর্তী হওয়া v. to draw near, to approach, to close upon. নিকটবর্তিতা n. nearness, proximity; state of being imminent; closeness. নিকটে adv. drawing near, approaching, closing upon (মৃত্যু নিকটে). prep. same as নিকট (prep.). 21)

(p. 590) niṣkarṣa extract, essence, substance; gist. 17)

(p. 580) nirabalamba, nirabalambana having no support or prop; helpless; destitute; having no shelter, homeless. 22)

(p. 555) nabōpalīẏa neolithic. 24)

(p. 559) nalina the lotus, the lily. নলিনাক্ষ a. lotus-eyed. নলিনী n. fem. lotuses or lilies collectively; a clump or bed of the lotus or lily; a place where the lotus or lily grows abundantly; (loos.) the lotus, the lily. নলিনীরুহ n. a stalk of the lotus or lily. 2)

(p. 593) nīrajā2 free from dirt; (of flowers etc.) having no pollen; (of girls) one whose menstruation has not yet begun to function. 27)

(p. 585) nirdhūma smokeless. 4)

(p. 581) nirāmaẏa free from sickness, healthy; cured of or recovered from sickness. n. act of curing, cure (রোগ নিরাময়ের জন্য). নিরাময় করা v. to cure; to bring round. নিরাময় হওয়া v. to be cured; to recover from sickness, to come round. 22)

(p. 587) nirmali a kind of fruit that cleanses water. 21)

(p. 574) nibaddha bound, tied, fastened; attached, affixed, adhering to; worn, put on; placed or deposited or thrust into; planted; put in, inserted, entered (লিপিনিবদ্ধ); fixed, settled, (of a gaze) firm and unchanging (নিবদ্ধদৃষ্টি); strung or arrayed (মাল্যনিবদ্ধ); registered. নিবদ্ধীকরণ n. fixation; planting; registration. 25)

(p. 577) nimantraẏitā an inviter; a host. fem. নিমন্ত্রয়িত্রী । 11)

(p. 572) nidrita sleeping, asleep; (fig.) thoroughly inactive or indolent or credulous or unconscious fem. নিদ্রিতা । নিদ্রিত থাকা v. to be sleeping; (fig.) to be thoroughly inactive or indolent or credulous or unconscious; to be heedless or listless; to be unresponsive or unmoved; to be insensitive or indifferent or impassive. নিদ্রিত হওয়া v. to fall asleep. 26)

(p. 560) nāka-khān̐dā snub-nosed. 10)

(p. 568) nāsa snuff; anything inhaled or taken in like the snuff (জলের নাস). নাস নেওয়া v. to inhale, to take or draw in. ̃দান, ̃দানি n. the snuffbox. 5)

(p. 593) nōḍ়ā a pestle (esp. one made of stone) a muller. 118)

(p. 555) nambara a number; a serial number; marks (in an examination). নম্বরি a. bearing a number; numbered; marked (as of one whose conduct is watched with suspicion). 44)