nirmal a clean [जल water, हृदय heart, चरित्र character].

netra mc [poetic or in compounds] eye = आँख q. v. ~ गोलक ball of the --; ~ रोग -- -diseases.

nitānt adv [qualifies an adjective] utterly, absolutely [अशुद्ध impure/incorrect, बुद्धू stupid, मदमत्त drunk]. [syn. बिलकुल]

nārī fc (a) pulse = नब्ज़ q. v. (b) artery: हमारे शरीर में छोटी बड़ी सैकड़ों नाड़ियाँ हैं in our body there are hundreds of arteries, big and small.

nirbal·tā fu weakness, debility, feebleness; देश या जाति की ~ -- of a country or nation. [syn. कमज़ोरी]

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

nas fc [indiscriminately used for] nerve, vein; नसें तन गईं nerves were strung; नसें ढीली हो गई was unnerved/demoralized; △ ~ -नस में शरारत mischief in every nerve; ~ नस फड़क उठती है a man is inspired to do a heroic deed.

nanhā I. a tiny, small; ~ बच्चा -- child; नन्ही जान tiny life. [also नन्हा-मुन्‍ना]. II. mc little one, young one: नन्हे (नन्हे-मुन्‍ने) यहाँ खेल रहे थे young ones were playing here. [syn. छोटा]

nārā mc slogan: 'ग़रीबी हटाओ यही हमारा ~ है 'remove poverty' is our --; नारे लगाना to raise/shout --s.

nakkū a (a) long-nosed [आदमी person]. (b). (fig.) low, degraded; ~ बनाना to humiliate, to make a but for accusing fingers. (c) non-conforming: बड़े ~ बनते थे he posed as a non-conformist.