Nn ن

 

n the eighteenth letter of the alphabet, fourteenth of the consonants and fourth of the

liquids

 

-na suf pron of us, our

NAAFInrn(bla pI)NAAFI(Naval,Armyand

Air Force Institutes)

nabba vto prophetize, to prophesy, to foretell

nabi nrn (pI nubjien) prophet, diviner

nadar v to look, to view

naddaf v to clean, to tide; (fig) -kollox he ate

everything II nrn (pI -a) cleaner, polisher;

-i agg abstergent, abstersive

naddar v to make the barn-floor and to thrash;

(nadda!) to brush, to clean, to sweep II nrn

(pI -a) observatory; (gwardjan) watchman

nadif agg clean

nafar v to shy; (irrabja) to grow angry

naffar v to fright, to frighten; (irrabja JjJ xi

hadd) to make one angry; -i agg shy, skittish

nafranf (pI -t) a sudden flight for fear; (ta'

nies) a multitude of fugitive persons; (sinjaJi

ta' I-ghadu) any sign which indicates the

propinquity of an enemy

nafta nf(pI -t) naphtha; -lina nf koll (pI -t)

naphtalene, napthaline; naftol nrn (bla pI)

naphtol

nagar v to hew

naggar nrn (pI -a) stone-cutter

nagha vto whimper, to neigh

naghaj nrn (pI -ja) whimperer

naghal nrn koll fnaghla (pI naghlat) leather,

sole

naghas v to doze, to slumber; -i agg sleepy,

drowsy

nagnga nf (pI -t) sheep; (bniedern kwiet) a

quiet person -

naghgi agg of sheep

naghla nf(pI -t) horseshoe; daqs - certainly

naghma nf(pI -t) murmur, susurration

naghnagh v to speak through one's nose

naghniegh nrn koll f -a (pI -t) mint

naghsa nf(pI -t) nap

nahar v to dawn

nah v to lament, to complain

nalia nf(pI -tinliawi) side, region

nahal nrn koll f nalila (pI nalilat) bee; nalila

baghlija wasp, drone; bie:iel daqs -a laborious

man

naliaq v to bray

nahar v to snore

naliliar nrn (pI -a) snorer

nalilian agg stentorous

nahli agg of or belonging to a bee

nahqa nf (pI -t) bray

nalira nf (pI -t) a snoring

najjadla nf(pI -i) naiad

najjar vto inflame II nrn (pI -a) fireman, stoker

narnar: -Allajba:i:ia' God's deeds can terrify

us; fih kemm in-- AlIa there is plenty of it

namra nf (pI -t) love, affection, inclination;

-t nrn (pI -i) lover, amorist, wooer

narnUf nrn (bla pI) wooing, flirting

nan ara nien

nani agg dwarfish; nanlu nrn (pI -i) dwarf,

manikin

nanna nf (pI -t) grandmother

nannlu nrn (pI -iet) grandfather; gej in-- it is

thundering; - bo:i:iu a grumbling man

naqa v to polish, to cleanse

naqa' v to macerate, to steep, to soak

naqab v to bore, to pierce

naqal nrn (bla pI) gravel

naqar v to peck

naqas v to fail; (rqaq) to grow thin; (gab ruhu

haiin) he misbehaved; minnu jonqos it is

his fault; hekk jonqos that would be too

much; gie nieqes he died; jista' jonqos? no

doubt ofthat

naqax v to carve, to grave

naqja nf (pI -t) cleaning, winnowing, weeding

naqqa v to cleanse

naqqar v to peck

naqqas vto diminish, to lessen, to abate II nrn

(pI -a) diminisher, abater