nirarthak a (a) meaningless [बातचीत dialogue, वाक्य sentence, शब्द words]. (b) insignificant, trivial [कार्य job, हल solution].

nirakṣar·tā fu illiteracy: लोगों में घोर ~ है there is dire -- among the people; ~ मिटाना (दूर करना) to remove --. [a निरक्षर]

nanad fc husband's sister, sister-in-law [छोटी younger, बड़ी elder, ब्याही हुई married, अनब्याही unmarried]; ~ के बीर/भैया husband. [masc. नंदोई, also ऩनदोई].

nirākār a and mu (the) formless (God); ईश्‍वर ~ है God is --; ~ की पूजा worship of the Formless.

naṣṭa a (a) destroyed, ruined: भूचाल से सारा नगर ~ हो गया the whole city was -- by the earthquake; जाति ~ हो गई the nation perished; स्वास्थ ~ करना to undermine one's health; काग़ज़ (मक़ान, शत्रु को) ~ करना to destroy papers (house, enemy). (b) wasted: मेरा जीवन ~ हुआ my life was wasted; ~ करना to waste: रुपया (समय, परिश्रम) ~ करना to waste money (time, labour).

niṣedh mu 1. prohibition: मद्य - ~ prohibition (of liquor); भीतर आने का ~ prohibition against entrance. 2. negation: कर्म का ~ -- of an action. 3. ban: आयात का ~ -- on import. ~ करना to prohibit, to ban, to negate.

niṣpakṣatā fu impartiality: न्यायाधीश की ~ -- of the judge.

nirabhimān a humble, unconceited [अधिकारी officer, विद्वान scholar, व्यक्‍ति person].

navāb mc (a) Nawab, title of Muslim noble men and rulers; लखनऊ के ~ Nawabs of Lucknow; अकबरी दरबार के ~ Nawabs in the court of Akbar. (b) (sat.) dandy बड़े ~ बने फिरते हैं he poses as a dandy/Nawab.

nāṭak mc play, drama [एकांकी one-act, नया new, साहित्यिक literary, सामाजिक social, संपूर्ण full]; दुःखांत ~ tragedy; सुखांत ~ comedy; ~ लिखना to write a play; ~ करना to play/stage a drama.