ناقوس nāqūs v.n. fr. نقس 'to strike a gong,' c.
A ناقوس nāqūs (v.n. fr. نقس 'to strike (a gong),' &c.), s.m. A kind of wooden gong; a thin oblong piece of wood, suspended by two strings and struck with a flexible rod (used by the Eastern Christians to summon the congregation to divine service, church bells not being allowed in Muhammadan countries);—a kind of shell blown by Hindūs in divine worship (i.q. śankh).
ناقص nāqiṣ act. part. of نقص 'to be defective,' c.
A ناقص nāqiṣ (act. part. of نقص 'to be defective,' &c.), adj. Defective, imperfect, deficient, wanting (in); unfinished, incomplete; mutilated; unsound, bad, vicious, worthless;—inexpert:—nāqiṣuʼl-ʻaql, or nāqiṣ-ʻaql, adj. Deficient in understanding or judgment; of unsound mind; foolish, ignorant, silly, stupid:—nāqiṣ karnā, v.t. To render defective; to vitiate; to mutilate:—nāqiṣ honā or ho-jānā, v.n. To be or become defective, or deficient, &c.; to be vitiated; to deteriorate; to want, to fail.
نقش naqsh inf. n. of نقش 'to paint,' c.
A نقش naqsh (inf. n. of نقش 'to paint,' &c.), s.m. Painting; colouring; drawing; designing, &c.;—delineation;—embroidery;—a painting, a picture; portrait; drawing; a print; a carving, an engraving; a map, or plan (com naqsha); a design;—an impression; a stamp; a mark;—a magic square;—a charm;—a style of singing, or a kind of song (invented by the people of Khurāsāṇ):—naqsh biṭhānā (with loc.) To make a strong impression (on); to establish (one's) rule or authority (in or over):—naqsh-band, adj. & s.m. Designing, planning, forming, inventing; creating;—a painter; delineator, designer; creator;—adorner; embroiderer;—a magic square; a charm:—naqsh-bandī, s.f. The art of painting, &c.;—painting; embroidering, &c.;—description:—naqsh-bandī, or naqsh-bandiyā, s.m. A class of religious mendicants who walk the streets at night (cf. ćarāg̠ī):—naqsh-ě-pā, s.m. Footstep, foot-print; track:—naqsh-dār, adj. Having designs (on it), carved; engraved; ornamented:—naqsh-ě-dīwār, adj. 'Like a picture on a wall'; like a statue; stock-still; staggered, thunderstruck, confounded:—naqsh-t̤arāzī, s.f. Adorning with paintings or designs, or embroidery, &c.:—naqsh-kaʼl-ḥajar (i.q. kaʼn-naqsh fiʼl-ḥajar), adj. 'Like an engraving in stone'; indelible;—s.m. An indelible mark:—naqsh karnā, v.t. To imprint, impress (on, -par), to stamp; to engrave; to adorn with designs:—naqsh-o-nigār, s.m. Decoration, embellishment;—designs; decorations, ornaments;—paintings, pictures:—naqsh ho-jānā (-par), To be impressed, or stamped, or engraved, &c. (on).
نقص naqṣ, vulg. nuqṣ inf. n. of نقص 'to diminish,' c.
A نقص naqṣ, vulg. nuqṣ (inf. n. of نقص 'to diminish,' &c.), s.m. Defect; deficiency; diminution, decrease, wane; detriment, damage; blemish, flaw, unsoundness, weakness (as in a title, &c.); injury, harm, mischief (i.q. nuqṣān);—naqṣ-ě-badr, s.m. Wane (or variation) of the moon:—naqṣ-ě-jismānī, s.m. Bodily defect, infirmity:—naqṣ-ě-ḵẖidmat, s.m. Defective service;—breach of duty:—naqṣ-ě-ʻaql, s.m. Unsoundness of mind:—naqṣ-ě-qāt̤ěʻ, s.m. A vital defect; a decided flaw:—naqṣ-ě-qarār, s.m. Breach of contract:—naqṣ-ě-kamī-ě-qīmat, s.m. Error of defective valuation:—nuqṣ nikālnā (-meṅ), To pick out defects, or faults, &c. (in).
نکس naks inf. n. of نکس 'to incline downward,' c.
A نکس naks (inf. n. of نکس 'to incline downward,' &c.), s.m. Inclining downward; inverting, turning topsy-turvy;—reading backwards.
