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Rh lates; Batu na tĕuas, the stone was hard; Tangkal na luhur, the tree was high. (1).

Na-as, the meaning of na-as is that nothing is obtained, as if a man went out shooting, and firing at a deer did not hit it, and firing at birds, could not hit them; feeling hungry could get nothing to eat; feeling thirsty could find no water, till going home in disgust, the party had nothing to bring with him. All this is expressed by the word Na-as. (Arab. نحسNahs, misfortune; unfortunate. In Jav. also Nahas). Na-as, there is a sort of calculation called na-as pitu, the seven na-as. In every month there are seven days which are called na-as, viz. the 1st - 4th— 11th — 14th — 15th — 21th — and 25th. Now on these seven days luck will never, or hardly ever, attend one's undertakings, everything will go wrong, and therefore these days are avoided by the native when he undertakes any matter of importance. There is a belief that on these seven dates of the month, Mahomet got into his greatest difficulties and persecutions.(Naturally the same word as the preceding).

Nabas, to buy up wholesale. See Tabasan. (Jav. Nĕbas, to buy the produce standing yet in the field. Cf. Tĕbus, Tumbas).

Nabi, arabic, a Prophet. Nabi Isa, the Prophet Jesus. Nabi Mohammad, the prophet Mahomet. ( نبي Nabi).

Nadin, Kĕtan nadin, the kĕtan paddy which is losing its qualities of Kĕtan and turning to Pare bĕnĕr or true paddy, a thing which the natives say sometimes takes place.

Naga, a fabulous serpent, a dragon. Naga, C. 315, the hooded snake or Cobra Capella; a serpent in general; the Hindu Dragon.

Nagasari, name of a tree, also called Pung, Acacia Pedunculata.

Nagasari, name of another tree, Mesua ferrea.

Nagara, a country; a region; a chief town. The capital of a country where the chiefs reside as contradistinguished from the villages or distant provinces. Nagara, C. 306, a town; a city.

Nagara Dangka, a country whose people do not know what is right, who are in ignorance (of the Mohammedan religion). See Dangka.

NagéL, slippery and without hold. Said of any place where no firm footing or hold can begot, as upon the face of a ledge of rocks. Nagél di na gawir, in a slippery position on the face of a steep bank ; on the face of a steep bank, where no firm hold or footing can be got.