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নবনী, নবনীত [ nabanī, nabanīta ] n cream (of milk). নবনীতুল্য a. soft and white like cream, creamlike.

নবম [ nabama ] a ninth. নবমী a. fem. of নবম ।n. the ninth day of a lunar fortnight.

নবাংশ [ nabāṃśa ] n (astrol.) the ninth part.

নবাগত [ nabāgata ] a newly arrived.

নবান্ন [ nabānna ] n the festival of eating newly grown autumnal rice in the month of Agrahayan (অগ্রহায়ণ).

নবাব [ nabāba ] n (Mus.) a feudal prince or vice roy, a nawab; (sarcas.) a haughty, ease loving and luxurious man. ̃জাদা n. a nawab's son. fem. ̃জাদি a nawab's daughter. ̃নাজিম n. a provincial gover nor and judge. ̃পুত্র, (coll. corrup.) ̃পুত্তুর n. a nawab's son; (sarcas.) a haughty, ease-loving and luxurious man. fem. ̃পুত্রী a nawab's daughter. নবাবি n. the office or state of a nawab; position or charge of a nawab; haughty ease-loving and luxurious or extrava gant style of living. ☐ a. of or concern ing a nawab.

নবার্জিত [ nabārjita ] a newly earned or acquired.

নবিশ1 [ nabiśa1 ] n (used as a sfx.) a writer, a scribe, a clerk (খাসনবিশ).

নবিশ2 [ nabiśa2 ] n a probationer, a novice.

নবিশি [ nabiśi ] n novicehood, noviceship, noviciate, novitiate.

নবীকরণ [ nabīkaraṇa ] n renewing, renovation, re newal; mending, repair.

নবীকৃত [ nabīkṛta ] a renovated, renewed; mended, repaired.

নবীন [ nabīna ] a new; novel; young, tenderaged; modern; fresh. fem. নবীনা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. newness; novelty; state of being young; modernity; freshness.

নবীভবন [ nabībhabana ] n state of being renewed, reno vation, renewal; state of being mended or repaired.

নবীভাব [ nabībhāba ] n renewed or renovated state; mended or repaired state.

নবীভূত [ nabībhūta ] a renovated, renewed; mended, repaired.

নবোঢ়া [ nabōḍh়ā ] a. fem newly or recently married, newly-wed.

নবোত্সাহ [ nabōtsāha ] n new or fresh energy or vigour or enthusiasm or zeal; a fresh attempt.

নবোদয় [ nabōdaẏa ] n recent rise; new appearance or revelation.

নবোদিত [ nabōdita ] a a recently risen, newly risen; newly appeared or revealed.

নবোদ্গত [ nabōdgata ] a (of a plant etc.) newly grown or sprouted; newly cut লবোদ্গত দন্ত; newly arisen (নবোদ্গত সমস্যা).

নবোদ্ভাসিত [ nabōdbhāsita ] a newly devised or contrived or designed.

নবোপলীয় [ nabōpalīẏa ] a neolithic.

নব্য [ nabya ] a new, novel; recent; modern; young. ̃বঙ্গ n. (hist.) Young Bengal. ̃ভারত n. new or modern India.

নভেম্বর [ nabhēmbara ] n November.

নভেল [ nabhēla ] n a book of fiction, a novel. ̃লেখক n. a fictionist, a novelist. নভেলিয়ানা n. act of behaving like a character in a novel.

নভোনীল [ nabhōnīla ] n. & a azure, skyblue.

নভোবস্তুবিদ্যা [ nabhōbastubidyā ] n astrophysics.

নভোবীক্ষণ [ nabhōbīkṣaṇa ] n astronomical telescope.

নভোযোগ্য [ nabhōyōgya ] a air-worthy. নভোযোগ্যতা n. air worthiness. নভোযোগ্যতা-পত্র n. certifi cate of air-worthiness.

নভোমন্ডল [ nabhōmanḍala ] n the heavenly dome or re gion; the atmosphere.

নমন [ namana ] n act of bending, flexion; act of bow ing down; genuflection; a bow or obei sance; submission, yielding; subdual. নমম বল (phys.) bending force. নমনাঙ্ক n. (phys.) bending moment. নমনীয় a. ca pable of being bent; flexible, pliable; capable of being bent in obeisance; sub missive, yielding; subduable. নমনীয়তা n. flexibility, pliability, pliancy; submis siveness.

নমশূদ্র [ namaśūdra ] n a Hindu community placed low in the social order.

নমস্কর্তা [ namaskartā ] n one who bows or salutes or makes an obeisance. fem. নমস্কর্ত্রী ।

নমস্কার [ namaskāra ] n a bow, an obeisance; a salute; genuflection. নমস্কার করা v. to bow, to make a bow or obeisance; to salute; to genuflect. নমস্কারি n. a present (usu. a cloth or money) given in obeisance to respectable relatives by a bride or a bridegroom at a Hindu wedding.

নমস্কৃত [ namaskṛta ] a greeted with a bow or obei sance, saluted.

নমস্য [ namasya ] a worthy of being greeted with a bow or obeisance or genuflection, wor thy of being saluted; venerable or adorable. fem. নমস্যা ।

নমা [ namā ] v (poet.) to bow, to make obeisance, to genuflect, to salute.

নমাজ [ namāja ] n the Muslim system of saying one's prayer. নমাজ প়ড়া v. to say one's prayer or namaj, to pray. নমাজি a. one who says one's namaj regularly, prayerful; devout.

নমাসে-ছমাসে [ namāsē-chamāsē ] adv once in a blue moon; rarely.

নমিত [ namita ] a bent or bowed down in obeisance; bent, arched; subdued. fem. নমিতা ।

নমুনা [ namunā ] n a sample; a specimen; a model; a pattern; an example.

নম্বর [ nambara ] n a number; a serial number; marks (in an examination). নম্বরি a. bearing a number; numbered; marked (as of one whose conduct is watched with suspi cion).

নম্র [ namra ] a gentle, polite; meek; humble; modest; bland; suave; flexible, pliable; soft, tender (নম্রকন্ঠে); bent down, turned or cast downwards (নম্রমুখ, নম্রনয়ন). ̃কন্ঠ a. soft-voiced; speaking blandly or meekly or humbly. ̃তা n. gentleness, politeness; meekness; humbleness; humility; modesty; blandness, suavity; flexibility, pliability; softness, tenderness. ̃নয়ন, ̃নেত্র, a. having looks cast downwards. ̃প্রকৃতি a. same as নম্রস্বভাব । ̃ভাবে a. gently, politely; meekly; humbly; modestly; blandly, suavely; softly, tenderly. ̃মুখ a. having face turned downwards. ̃স্বভাব a. gentle-natured.

ন যযৌ ন তস্হৌ [ na yayau na tashau ] a motionless; unable to move; unable to go this way or that.

নয়1 [ naẏa1 ] n & a. nine. নয়-ছয় a. scattered at sixes and sevens; squandered away. নয়-ছয় করা v. to squander away.

নয়2 [ naẏa2 ] n a political or sociological or theo logical or moral principle; politics; so ciology; theology; ethics. ̃জ্ঞ a. versed in politics, sociology, theology or eth ics. ☐ n. such a person. ̃জ্ঞান n. knowl edge of politics, sociology, theology or ethics. ̃শাস্ত্র n. politics, sociology, the ology and ethics collectively or sepa rately.

নয়3 [ naẏa3 ] v pop. form of নহে (see নহা). ☐ n. not-being, no, impossibility (নয়কে হয় করা). ☐ con. or, nor, else, otherwise. নয়কো v. is not, are not. নয়তো con. or, else, otherwise. ☐ int. meaning: cer tainly not, of course not (আমি নয়তো).

নয়ন1 [ naẏana1 ] n act of taking or carrying or lead ing or conveying away.

নয়ন2 [ naẏana2 ] n the eye. ̃কোণ n. the corner of an eye. ̃গোচর a. lying within the range of vision, visible; seen, noticed. নয়নগোচর হওয়া v. to come into view, to become visible. ̃জল n. tears. ̃ঠার n. a sign made by a surreptitious look or wink; an ogle; a leer. ̃তারা n. the pupil of the eye, the apple of the eye; (fig.) something or someone especially dear. ̃নন্দন a. pleasing or agreeable to the eye; very beautiful or handsome. ̃নীর n. tears. ̃পথ n. the range of vision. ̃পল্লব n. an eyelid conceived as a ten der and young leaf of a tree. ̃প্রীতিকর, ̃রঞ্জন same as নয়ননন্দন । ̃বাণ n. a dart ing glance esp. an amorous or lustful one; an ogle. ̃বারি n. tears. ̃মণি same as নয়নতারা । ̃যুগল n. a pair of eyes, the two eyes.

নয়নজুলি [ naẏanajuli ] n a trench esp. for carrying off filthy water, a gutter.

নয়নসুখ, নয়নসুক [ naẏanasukha, naẏanasuka ] n a kind of very fine muslin or cambric.

নয়না [ naẏanā ] n (the poet.) the eye; a side-glance.

নয়নানন্দ [ naẏanānanda ] n the delight of the eye; one who or that which delights the eye. ☐ a. delightful to the eye.

নয়নী [ naẏanī ] n the pupil of the eye, the apple of the eye.

নয়নোন্মীলন [ naẏanōnmīlana ] n the act of opening one's eyes.

নয়নোপান্ত [ naẏanōpānta ] n the corner of the eye.

নয়া [ naẏā ] a new; fresh; recent; modern. নয়া পয়সা naya paisa (pl. naye paise).

নর1 [ nara1 ] n a row, a line.

নর2 [ nara2 ] n a human being, man; a male per son, a male. ☐ a. (chiefly in comp.) male (নরহরিণ). fem. see নারী - ̃কঙ্কাল n. a human skeleton. ̃কপাল n. a dead person's skull. ̃কেশরী n. a lion amongst men; a man of great prowess. ̃খাদক a. man-eating, eating human flesh. ☐ n. a man-eater; a cannibal. ̃ঘাতক n. a homicide. ☐ a. homicidal. ̃ঘাতী a. homicidal. ̃ত্ব n. manhood, humanity; virility. ̃ত্বারোপ n. anthropo morphism. নারায়ণ n. the two great mythological sages: Nara নর and Narayana (নারায়ণ) who were born as Arjuna (অর্জুন) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) of the Mahabharata. ̃নারী n. men and women. ̃পতি n. a king. ̃পশু n. a beast of a man, a brute. ̃পাল n. a king. ̃পিশাচ n. a man with instincts as abominable as those of necrophagous goblins. ̃পুঙ্গব n. (fig.) a great man; (lit.) a bull of a man. ̃বর n. the best man; a great man. ̃বলি n. immolation of human beings; human sacrifice. ̃ব্যাঘ্র same as নরশর্দূল । ̃ভুক a. anthro pophagous, feeding on human flesh, man-eating. নরভুক প্রাণী an anthropophagite, a man-eater. ̃ভুক মানুষ a cannibal. ̃মাংস n. human flesh (esp. when eaten). ̃মাংসভোজন n. can nibalism. ̃মাংসভোজী a. cannibalistic. ☐ n. a cannibal. ̃মালিনী n. a woman wearing a necklace or garland of hu man skulls; an appellation of goddess Kali (কালী). ̃মেধ same as নরবলি । ̃রূপী a. having the form or shape of a human being, man-shaped. ̃রূপে adv. in the form or shape of a human being. ̃লীলা n. activities (of a god) in a human ex istence or incarnation. নরলীলা সংবরণ করা v. (joc. or for.) to die. ̃লোক n. the abode of human beings or mortals, the world, the earth. ̃শার্দূল n. a tiger of a man; (fig.) a man of great prowess. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ n. the greatest or best amongst men. ̃সিংহ n. (lit.) a lion of a man; (fig.) a great or valiant man; (myth.) same as নৃসিংহ । ̃সুন্দর n. a barber; (cp.) a coiffeur (fem. coiffeuse). ̃হত্যা n. ho micide, murder. নরহত্যা করা v. to commit a murder or homicide, to mur der. ̃হত্যাকারী same as নরহন্তা । ̃হত্যাঘটিত a. homicidal. ̃হন্তা n. a ho micide, a murderer. fem. ̃হন্ত্রী a mur deress. ̃হরি same as নৃসিংহ ।

নরক [ naraka ] n hell, inferno; pandemonium; (fig.) an abominable place, a hellish or infernal place; a mythological asura (অসুর). নরক গুলজার (lit. & fig.) the whole of pandemonium is here! নরক গুলজার করা v. to assemble in a group somewhere and make the place warm and noisy with wild talk and tattle. ˜কুন্ড n. a pit or well in hell (full of fire or abominable filth) into which sinners are put or thrown for punishment; a hell-pit; (fig.) a vicious or abominable or filthy or extremely disorderly place. ̃গামী a. condemned to hell, damned. ̃বাস, ̃ভোগ, ̃যন্ত্রণা n. condemnation to hell, damnation, perdition; (fig.) ex treme suffering. ̃স্হ a. condemned to hell, damned.

নরম [ narama ] a soft (নরম শরীর); malleable, plas tic, 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 hard ened (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); al most 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 eas ily 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).

নরাকার, নরাকৃতি [ narākāra, narākṛti ] a human-shaped, man shaped. নরাকার পশু a beast in human shape or form; a beastly person, a brute.

নরাধম [ narādhama ] n a base man, a mean rascal, a wretch.

নরাধিপ [ narādhipa ] n a king.

নরান্তক [ narāntaka ] n a man-killer; an appellation of Yama (যম) the god of death. ☐ a. kill ing or murdering (man).

নরি [ nari ] a (chiefly used as a sfx.) having a row or rows সাতনরি হার.

নরুন [ naruna ] n a nail-cutter shaped like a small and thin chisel. নরুন-পেড়ে a. (of loin cloths) having a thin coloured border.

নরেন্দ্র, নরেশ, নরেশ্বর [ narēndra, narēśa, narēśbara ] n a king; the greatest or best amongst men.

নরোত্তম [ narōttama ] n the best amongst men; Narayana (নারায়ণ) or Krishna (কৃষ্ণ).

নর্তক [ nartaka ] a engaged in or taken to or given to dancing; dancing. ☐ n. a dancer; a professional dancer. নর্তকী a. fem. of নর্তক ।n. fem. a dancer, a dancing girl, a ballerina.

নর্তন [ nartana ] n dancing; a dance. ̃কুর্দন n. danc ing and jumping about; (fig.) bragging and blustering. ̃প্রিয় a. fond of danc ing. ̃শালা n. a dance-hall, a dancing salon.

নর্দন [ nardana ] n (of bulls) bellow; (of cows) low, moo.

নর্দমা, নর্দামা [ nardamā, nardāmā ] n a drain; a gutter; a sewer.

নর্দিত [ nardita ] a sounded.

নর্ম [ narma ] n play, sport, pastime; amusement, diversion; fun, merry-making; enjoy ment, pleasure; luxury. ̃সখা, ̃সচিব, ̃সহচর n. a playmate; a jester, a clown, a fool; a courtier; a flatterer. ̃সখী, ̃সহচরী n. fem. a girl playmate; a woman partner in enjoyment; a lady love, an inamorata; a concubine.

নল [ nala ] n a cylinder, a tube, a pipe, a barrel, a rod; a measure of length; a measur ing rod; a kind of reed.

নলকূপ [ nalakūpa ] n a tube-well. নলকূপ বসানো v. to sink a tube-well.

নলখাগড়া [ nalakhāgaḍ়ā ] n a reed.

নলচালা [ nalacālā ] n an artful trick of setting a rod on move (feigned to be done by occult incantation) to detect a thief. নল চালা v. to set a rod on move to detect a thief by means of occult incantation.

নলবন [ nalabana ] n a thicket of reeds; a clump of reeds.

-নলা1 [ -nalā1 ] a (used as a sfx.) having one or more tubes or barrels (দোনলা = double barrelled).

নলা2 [ nalā2 ] n a tubular bone (esp. of hands or legs).

নলাকার [ nalākāra ] a tubular, cylindrical.

নলি [ nali ] n a small tube or pipe or cylinder (সুতোর নলি); a tubular bone (হাতের নলি); a tubular talon or claw.

নলিকা [ nalikā ] n a stem or stalk (of a plant); a reed; a pipe, a cylinder; an artery.

নলিচা [ nalicā ] n the pipe of a hookah (the bowl of burning tabacco is placed on the top of this pipe).