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নিম1 [ nima1 ] pfx signifying: half or partly, al most (নিমরাজি, নিমখুন).

নিম2 [ nima2 ] n the margosa (tree or leaves or fruit).

নিমক [ nimaka ] n salt, table salt. নিমক খাওয়া v. to eat one's salt; (fig.) to be indebted to or benefited by. ̃দান, ̃দানি n. salt-cellar, salt-pot. ̃মহল n. an estate consisting of salt-yielding land or salt-pit or salt marsh. ̃হারাম a. ungrateful. ̃হারামি n. ingratitude; a treacherous act. নিমক হারামি করা v. to harm one's benefactor. ̃হালাল a. grateful; loyal. ̃হালালি n. gratitude; loyalty.

নিমকি [ nimaki ] n a salted and crisp snack made by frying thin plates of flour dough in clarified butter or oil. ☐ a. salty, salted (নিমকি খাবার).

নিমখুন [ nimakhuna ] a almost murdered, half-mur dered; (in law) assailed with such a grievous hurt as has or might have amounted to murder. ☐ n. culpable ho micide not amounting to murder.

নিমজ্জন [ nimajjana ] n sinking or drowning; submer sion; act of dipping or diving or plung ing into; act of bathing by immersing into water (of rivers, ponds etc.) im mersion; absorption or engrossment (ধ্যানে বা ঋণে নিমজ্জন).

নিমজ্জমান [ nimajjamāna ] a in the state of being drowned, sinking; that which is being submerged, immersing; almost en grossed or absorbed or overwhelmed. see also মজ্জমান । fem. নিমজ্জমানা ।

নিমজ্জিত [ nimajjita ] a drowned, sunken; submerged; engrossed, absorbed, overwhelmed. fem. নিমজ্জিতা ।

নিমন্ত্রণ [ nimantraṇa ] n an invitation; an invitation to a dinner or feast; (fig.) a call or sum mons. নিমন্ত্রণ করা v. to invite, to ask courteously to come; to invite at a din ner or feast; (fig.) to call or summon; to make a formal and courteous re quest to do something. নিমন্ত্রণ গ্রহণ করা v. to accept an invitation. নিমন্ত্রণ প্রত্যাখ্যান করা v. to refuse or decline an invitation. নিমন্ত্রণ রক্ষা করা v. to pay a visit to the host in response to his invi tation. বিনা নিমন্ত্রণে adv. without invita tion, uninvitedly; unasked. ̃পত্র n. an invitation-card, a letter of invitation; (fig.) a writ of summons.

নিমন্ত্রয়িতা [ nimantraẏitā ] n an inviter; a host. fem. নিমন্ত্রয়িত্রী ।

নিমন্ত্রিত [ nimantrita ] a invited; invited to a dinner or feast; (fig.) called or summoned. fem. নিমন্ত্রিতা । নিমন্ত্রিত ব্যক্তি a guest, an invitee.

নিমরাজি [ nimarāji ] a half-willing, half-inclined; re luctantly consenting.

নিমিত্ত [ nimitta ] n 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 conse quence 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.

নিমিষ [ nimiṣa ] n a twinkle of an eye, a wink; the time covered by a wink, a moment, a trice, a triflingly short time (নিমিষের মধ্যে). এক নিমিষে in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a jiffy. ̃হারা a. (of eyes or glance) steadfast, fixed, unwinking. নিমিষহারা চোখে চাওয়া v. to look steadfastly, to gaze.

নিমীলন [ nimīlana ] n act of closing or shutting (chiefly eyelids); contraction.

নিমীলিত [ nimīlita ] a closed, shut; contracted. নিমীলিত করা v. to close or shut; to contract. নিমীলিত চোখে a. with eyes closed or shut or contracted.

নিমেষ [ nimēṣa ] var of নিমিষ । ̃হারা, ̃হীন a. (of eyes or glance) unwinking, winkless; fixed, steadfast.

নিম্ন [ nimna ] a low; low-lying or depressed (নিম্নভূমি); subordinate, junior (নিম্নপদ); lower (নিম্ন আদালত); downcast (নিম্নদৃষ্টি); base, mean (নিম্নচেতা); so cially lower or depressed (নিম্ন জাতি). ☐ n. (For.) a place or position underneath or below or low or lower (নিম্ন হইতে). নিম্ন অক্ষাংশ (geog.) a low latitude. নিম্ন আদালত a lower court. ̃গ a. going downwards. ̃গা a. fem. of নিম্নগ ।n. fem. a river. ̃গামী a. going down wards; declining or degenerating; get ting debased. fem. ̃গামিনী । ̃চাপ n. (med.) low pressure; (geog.) down ward pressure; a depression. ̃তর a. lower. নিম্নতর কক্ষ (of legislature) the lower house or chamber. ̃তম a. mini mum; minimal. ̃তল n. a lower deck, downfloor, groundfloor. ̃তা n. low ness; depression; depth, baseness, meanness; degeneration. ̃তাপ n. a low temperature; an abnormally low temperature. ̃দৃষ্টি n. downcast look; a mean outlook or inclination. ̃দেশ n. a lower part; a region underneath. ̃দেশে adv. in or to a lower part; under, be low. ̃ধৃত a. undermentioned. ̃পদ n. a junior or a lower post. ̃পাত n. de scending node. ̃প্রদেশ n. lowlands; a lower region or part; the part of the body under the waist; the posteriors. ̃বিত্ত n. low income; the people with a low income, the low income group. ☐ a. of or pertaining to the low income group. ̃মধ্যবিত্ত n. the lower middle class; the low middle class. ̃ভূমি n. lowlands; a low or depressed land. ̃মুখ a. (bot.) reclinate. ̃রেখিত a. un derlined, underscored. ̃লিখিত a. writ ten below, undermentioned. ̃সপ্তক n. (mus.) the low grave octave or gamut of the Indian musical notes. ̃সীমা n. the lowest limit. নিম্নাকর্ষণ n. downward attraction. নিম্নীভূত a. depressed, sunk. নিম্নীভূত সমভূমি (geog.) a sunk plain. নিম্নোক্ত a. undermentioned. নিম্নোদ্ধৃত a. quoted below; undermentioned. নিম্নোন্নত a. uneven, undulating.

নিম্নাংশ [ nimnāṃśa ] n the low or lower part.

নিম্নাংঙ্গ [ nimnāṅṅga ] n the lower part or limbs.

নিম্নাঞ্চল [ nimnāñcala ] n the lower region.

নিম্ব, নিম্বক [ nimba, nimbaka ] n the margosa (tree or seed).

নিযুক্ত [ niyukta ] a employed; engaged; devoted. নিযুক্ত করা v. to employ; to engage; to devote; to appoint.

নিযুক্তি [ niyukti ] n same as নিয়োগ ।

নিযোক্তা [ niyōktā ] n an employer.

নিযোজ্য [ niyōjya ] a fit to be employed or engaged or appointed or applied.

নিয়ত2 [ niẏata2 ] a unchanging; fixed; continuous, perpetual; constant (নিয়ত বায়ু = con stant wind); regular; regulated; limited. ☐ adv. always, ever; often. নিয়ত বৃত্ত (conics) a director circle.

নিয়তাচার [ niẏatācāra ] a (of one) who observes or practises religious rites regularly.

নিয়তাত্মা [ niẏatātmā ] a self-restrained, self-disci plined; continent; abstemious.

নিয়তাহার [ niẏatāhāra ] a abstemious or temperate in food (and also in drink). ☐ n. abstemiousness or temperance.

নিয়তি [ niẏati ] n predestination; destiny, fate, luck; an inevitable occurrence. ̃নির্দিষ্ট a. ordained by fate, decreed by Provi dence, predestined. নিয়তিঃ কেন বাধ্যতে who can oppose or check or restrain destiny.

নিয়ন্তা [ niẏantā ] a. & n one who regulates or con trols or directs or governs or deter mines or destines (ভাগ্যনিয়ন্তা).

নিয়ন্ত্রক [ niẏantraka ] a. & n same as নিয়ন্তা ।

নিয়ন্ত্রণ [ niẏantraṇa ] n regulation; rule; control; re straint; determination. নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা v. to regulate; to rule; to control; to restrain; to determine; to destine. ̃ব্যবস্হা n. control system. নিয়ন্ত্রণাধীন a. controlled, under control.

নিয়ন্ত্রিত [ niẏantrita ] a regulated; ruled; controlled; determined; restrained; destined. নিয়ন্ত্রিত করা same as নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা (see নিয়ন্ত্রণ).