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nesh (prob. i.q. neza, zand shbeing interchangeable), s.m. Sting (esp. of a venomous animal);—a lancet; a probe;—a puncture, a small incision:—nesh-dār, adj. Possessing a sting:—nesh-zan, adj. & s.m. Stinging; wounding, etc.;—a stinger; (met.) a backbiter, maligner; tell-tale; one who inflames disputes, an incendiary; a marplot:—nesh-zanī, s.f. The striking with a sting, stinging;—backbiting, maligning; tale-bearing; the exciting of quarrels, mischief-making;—marring, frustrating.
Origin: Persian