niyat a prescribed, fixed; ~ कार्य -- /allotted task, assignment; ~ माप -- measure; ~ तिथि -- /due date; ~ समय पर at the -- /appointed time; ~ करना to fix: दिन ~ करना fix a day; किसी को काम पर ~ करना to appoint smb to work.

nāv fc boat [भारी heavy, हलकी light]; चार चप्पुओं वाली ~ four-oar/ pair-oar --; ~ का पुल -- -bridge; ~ से जाना to go by a --; क्या तुम ~ चला/खे सकते हो can you row a -- ? हम सब एक ही ~ के सवार हैं we are all (sailing) in the same --; △ दो नावों में between the two stools.

nuqsa mc defect, flaw = [more general] दोष q. v.

nigāh fc (a) look, glance: ~ डालना to look; बुरी ~ से देखना to see with an evil eye; △ ~ उठाकर न देखना not to care to look; ये शब्द मेरी ~ से छूट गये these words slipped my vision; ~ चुराना not to be able to look one in the face; से निगाहें फेरना to give a cold shoulder to; ~ मिलाना to look a person full in the face; ~ न ठहरना to be dazzled. (b) watch, guard: पर ~ रखना to watch, to look after; ~ में रखना to keep under one's care. [also see नज़र, दृष्टि]

nāg-pañchamī fu Nag Panchmi, a festival for cobra-worship held in July-August.

nāūkar-chākar mc [usu pl.] domestics, servants: अब घरों में उतने ~ नहीं होते now there are not so many -- in houses.

niyantrit a controlled; ~ दरें controlled rates; ~ करना to control, to keep under control.

nakābanī fu blockade [better नाकेबंदी q. v.]

nīat fu intention = नीयत q. v.

niyantraṇ mu control; उत्पादन का ~ -- on production; व्यक्‍ितयों का ~ -- by the people; अध्यापक का विद्यार्थियों पर ~ -- of the teacher over his students; किसी के ~ में होना to be under smb's --; ~ करना to control, to exercise --; ~ हटाना to decontrol.