nām·karaṇ mu naming; बच्चे का ~ संस्कार -- ceremony of a child.

nagarīya a urban [जनसंख्या population, जीवन life, भूमि land, संपत्ति property]. [syn. शहरी]

nahar fc canal [फ़सली seasonal/intermittent, बारहमासी perennial, मौसमी non-perennial]; ~ का़टना/खोदना to dig a --; ~ स्वेज़ Suez Canal.

nirday·tā fu mercilessness, ruthlessness: पशुओं के प्रति ~ -- cruelty towards animals; ~ में mercilessly.

nirday a merciless, ruthless [पति husband, पत्नी wife, व्यक्‍ित person].

nābhi fc navel: मनुष्य या पशु की ~ -- of a man or an animal.

nirdesh mc 1. instruction: सिपाहियों को ~ दिये गये --s were given to the soldiers. [syn. हिदायत] 2. reference: पृष्ठसंख्या का ~ -- to the page number.

nachānā vt [caus. of नाचना] (a) to make one dance; बंदर ~ to make a monkey dance; रंडी ~ to engage a prostitute to dance; किसी को (नाच) ~ to make a person dance to one's tune, to cause to move or act at will, to harass. (b) कोई चीज़ ~ to spin smth; आँखें ~ to move the pupils of eyes.

nyāyālay mc court (of law); उच्च (उच्चतम/सर्वोच्च, संघीय) ~ high (supreme, federal) court;

nirjal a (a) waterless; चार दिन का ~ व्रत four days' vow of living without water; ~ स्थान -- place; ~ करना to dehydrate; to desiccate. (b) dry [खेती farming, धुलाई cleaning].