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nigār[fr. nigār-īdan, rt. Zend karwith prefix ni; S. िन+कर(कृ, चकितर् )], part. adj. Painting, adorning, embellishing, beautifying (used as last member of compounds);—s.m. A picture, painting, portrait, effigy; an idol;—a beautiful woman, beauty; mistress, sweetheart:—nigār-ālūd, adj. Made beautiful as a painting; painted:—nigār-ḵẖāna, or nigāristān, s.m. 'A house, or a place, for pictures'; a picture-gallery.
Origin: Persian