'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎827v] (1659/1826)

p naghist) An Indian fruit resembling the pomegra
nate, the flowers of which, when they fall, are fragrant,
p naghisht, A kind of Ethiopian pepper.
A naghiZ) One thing following another (as clouds). The
cartilage of the shoulder-blades.
r naghosh, Diving and remaining under water : plung
ing the head into water.
p Jyili naghul, Steps, a ladder, a staircase, a trap-door on the
roof of a house.
a u-J U na-f (from t__j J), Being careful and sedulous. Eating
(of meat). Quenching (thirst). Loathing, abhorring.
p <—ili nuf) The navel, the nave, the middle of any thing. A
round cushion. ^joJ\ jli naf-i arz, (dAe*- si) nuf-i khuk^
ij+'cj ili nqf-izamtn, or jJU /t—ili naf-i The navel of
the earth, i. e. Mecca, or the Kaaba. < il< nuf zadan 9 To
cut the navel-string, u-sli nuf bar kh'ushi zadan 9
To cut the navel-string cheerfully. (If at the moment of per
forming this operation the midwife be in a lively mood, they
suppose that the child will be of a gay and cheerful temper, and
if the contrary, they think the child will be of a dull and gloomy
disposition, which they express by the phrase f u-iU
ndf bar gham zadan). j+~> , 1 —sli ndf-i sipar 9 The navel or centre
boss of a shield. j'J ndf-i shab. Midnight. /<—iU jJ
jzJl dar ndf-i sliahr, In the middle of the city, teijz il) ndf-i
haftah 9 The middle of the week, i. e. Tuesday.
A ndfis 9 A conjurer blowing when making incantations,
or playing tricks.
A <t!i ndfisat 9 An incantation, a conjurer’s trick.
A <*15 ndfij 9 Thick, coarse (voice).
A ndfijat) The beginning or rise of any thing (as of a
violent wind or rain). A cloud fraught with rain. The short
ribs. A daughter, (from p ndfah) 9 A bag of musk.
a ^*13 ndfikh 9 One who blows or inflates, a blower.
ndfikhu zaramatin, Blowing into flame.
a jili Hafiz, One who penetrates, passes, gels through or exe
cutes (business). Having effect, received or obeyed every where
(a royal edict). Quicksilver. Worn (road).^e^ jiU ,j~c\amir-i
ndfizu'l amr, A prince whose commands all obey. Jvili
vdfizu'l kalimatayn,One wdiose words are penetrating, one from
whose yes and no there is no appeal ; absolute, despotic.
A ndtjir 9 Timid, flying. Conquering; a victor.
nd far jam 9 Ineffectual, inconclusive, of bad tendency.
A trifling or useless thing; a shameful action. Little, diminutive,
small. sakhun-i ndfarjdm (or ka-
Idm-i nd farjdm) 9 Foolish, unmeaning w'ords.
r ^ nd farmdn 9 Disobedient, stubborn.
p lj ndfarmdnl 9 Disobedience.
p ndfarhakhtah, Rude, unmannerly, ill-bred. Ugly,
ill-favoured. Rudeness, ill manners. Ugliness.
A ndfis 9 One who looks on any body with a malignant eye.
Name of the fifth gaming-arrow.
A u '' ^’ l ndjiz 9 Horrors, trembling, hdfizy (also an’
ndfiz) (A fever) attended with trembling.
A ndfitat 9 A she-goat. (A goat, or the hand) troubled
with pustules or swellings. (Cattle) driving any thing out of the
nose. <Lksl3 <Lk)U md lahu ^dbitatun wa Id ndfitatun,
He has nothing.
A ^Jl3 ndfi^, Salutary, wholesome, useful, profitable, advan
tageous, assisting, p ndfi^ shudan, To do good, to
assist, to make use of.
A ^13 ndfik, A field-mouse. Saleable, finding a ready sale.
A .tlfiilJ ndfikd-a 9 The hole of a field-mouse or a mole (which
has generally ten or a dozen entrances).
a <LLilJ ndfikat, A bag or bladder of musk.
A <Llil3 ndfilat (also ndfdah), A voluntary act of religion,
the observance of which is not positively enjoined. A work of
supererogation. Supererogatory prayers. Religious merit. An
extraordinary gift. Children, progeny. Plunder, booty.
a ^jil3 ndfukh. Liquorice-root.
p <til3 ndfah, A bag or bladder of musk. The belly, or the
skin of the belly of any animal. A pod, or cod. uJl ndfa-i
df (or kil3 ndfa-i dhu) 9 The navel. <Lil3 ndfa-i mushk,
A bladder of musk. The navel-bag of the musk-deer or goat.
jJfcl Islj ndfa-i dhu 9 The musky ringlets of the fair sex. kl3
ndfa-i mushk ydftan 9 To find a bladder of musk,
(metaphorically) to get a great name, to acquire celebrity.
A <til5 ndfih, Lazy, tired, sluggish (camel).
p ndfah-bdy, One who has stinking breath. A tale
bearer, a whisperer, a slanderer.
p ^ 13 fahm 9 Not understanding or perceiving.
Acilj ndfi, One who rejects, repulsive. Rejected. Negative.
A J>lj nuk 9 Pustules or excrescences in the hand. The grooves
or wrinkles between the roots of the fore-finger and thumb, or
any thing similar in the other parts of the body, as in the interior
bend of the joints of the elbow s.
p JjIS13 na kdbil, Incapable, foolish, silly, trifling, insufficient.
A <Lil3 ndkibat, An ulcer in the side.
p nd kabulj Not consenting. Loathing, nausea. Un
pleasant, disagreeable, unacceptable.
ArtJl} ndikat, A she-camel. One pustule. ndkut 9
Certain stars in form of a camel.
A jJil3 ndkidi A person w'hose business it is to examine coin
and ascertain its goodness, an assayer.
pyl3 ndkir, A harp, a psaltery.
ndkir 9 One who strikes, or hollows out. (An arrow) pe
netrating the mark.
a Xjs\j ndkirat. Adversity, evil. Argument, proof, reason.
nakfa. Poor, trifling (present).