A Malay-English dictionary,

NAHO [ 672 ] NADLAR. nahfi. Arab. The science of grammar; the
rules governing the formation of words from
the Arabic triliteral root. Kitdb n.: a grammar; Ht. Abd., 142. Bahwa behasa Melayu
itu ada nahui-nya: the Malay language has a
grammar of its own; Ht. Abd., 50.
); nadzar. Arab. A vow; a wish; a good
resolution.
\ naracha or (Kedah) nuracha. A balance;
a sensitive pair of scales. N. timbangan: id.
Daun i.: the scale of a balance. Jika bermimpi naracha patah: if you dream the rod of
your balance is broken; Sh. Tab. Mimp.
d> naraka or (Kedah) nuraka. [Skr. ndrakLa.]
Hell. N. loka: the Sanskrit Hell. N.
jahannam: the Muhammadan hell; Ht. Jay.
Lengg. Api n.: the flames of hell; Ht. Abd.,
117.
nurbisa. An antidote to poison; a charm
which if applied to a wound caused by a
venomous animal is believed to suck out the
poison and promote a quick recovery. Cf.
bisa.,3wj nardin. Arab. Nard; spikenard.
^yJ nargis. Pers. The narcissus.
3\fy nirmala. [Skr nirmala.] Pure, free from
uncleanness. Cf. nala.

ndstapa. [Jav. nastapa; Skr. manastapa.]
Sorrow, misfortune, suffering. Menanggong
n.: to be sorrowful; to have misfortunes to
bear; Sh. Dag., 2. Metnanggong duka n.: id.;
Ht. Sh., Ht. Sg. Samb.

C(5a\ nschaya or nischaya. Certain,
T inevitable; must be; must come about.

sure,

&4jS naskhah. Arab. The original of anything;
the first text or model.
Naskhah ini hamba mnem'beli
Di-chapkan sudah duwa kali:
I have bought the original work and have had
two editions of it printed; Ht. Gul. Bak., I56.
Cf. also Sh. Jub. Mal., I.

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nasar. Arab. Buronng nasar: the vulture;
Marsd. Gr., 208.
nushadir. Pers. Sal-ammoniac.

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normala or nurmala. Faded, of a flower;
scentless, cf. mala. Bunga seri gading sudah
normala: the seri gading flower has faded
away; Ht. Ism. Yat., io6.

Chakerawala gamilang pereseh
Me'lyuloh unggas chanderawzangseh;
Normala-lah tarok bunga selaseh
Sa-laku-laku penyudah kaseh:
loss of fragrance by a sprig of the sweet basil
is like the termination of my love;i.e., sooner
will the sweet-basil lose its fragrance than I
cease to love thee; a proverbial (Kedah)
protestation..Y.g narawastu. Tam. A fragrant drug; a sort
of spikenard. Also ndrawastu, narwastu and
nara-setu.
n nus. (Kedah.) The sepia; an edible cuttlefish.
\;. nisi. Arab. Women. 'Inu n.:rs ams loris;
Muj., 88..,n n6sta or nista. [Skr. kanistha; Jav. nista.]
Insult, abuse; Sh. Dag., 2; Sej. Mal., 32; Ht.
Gul Bak., 82. Menesta: to use abusive
language; Sh. Sg. Kanch., 6.

Lo nishan. [Pers.: a symbol, a token, a mark.]
A gravestone or pillar (often of wood) marking
a tomb. N. batt: a tombstone, Sej. Mal., 63.
N. bulat a round pillar placed over a man's
grave. N. pipeh: a flat post placed over the
grave of a woman.
Usually pronounced nesan.
J; nashid. Arab. Song; hymn; raising of the
voice. Bernashid: to sing, to intone, to recite
verses; Ht. Gh.
> nass. Arab. Sentence, text; word or quotation from the Koran....a nasab. Arab. Race, descent, origin; Sej.
Mal., 29; Ht. Md. Hanaf., 7.,j\a*; nasrini. Arab. Nazarene; Christian (especially a Catholic Christian); a Malacca
Portuguese, Ht. Abd., 59. Ktifir n.: Nazarene
infidels; accursed Christians (used of the
Dutch); Sh. Pr. Ach., 8.
- nasib. Arab. Lot in life; fortune; destiny.
Apa buleh buwat, sudah untong inasib, demtikiyanlah sudah takdzr Allah melakukan atas hambanya: what can we do; it is our destiny; such
is God's ordinance working on us His slaves;
Marsd. Gr., I44. N. mnalang or n. bedebah:
accursed bad luck; Ht. Gul Bak., 8, I5.
Mlenbawza in.: to risk one's fortunes; to stake
all one has on an undertaking or enterprise;
Ht. Abd., 215; Ht. Gul Bak., 7, 13.
nasihat. Arab. Advice; the moral of a story.
Dan-lagi banyak naslhsat keluwar daripada-nya:
besides, many a moral can be drawn from it;
Ht. Abd., I64.
Mitnasihat: to advise; Ht. Gul Bak., 82.. nadlar. Arab. Lustre, beauty. Usually
pronounced nathar.
I " Th" as in " this."

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