نشا

िनशा niśā, vulg. nisā, s.f. Night;—a vision, dream;—turmeric, Curcuma zedoaria, and C. longa:—niśā-pati, s.m. 'Lord or husband of the night,' the moon:—niśā-pushp, s.m. 'The flower of night,' the white water-lily;—hoarfrost; dew:—niśā-ćar, adj. & s.m. (f. -ī), Going or moving about by night, night-walking, nocturnal;—any animal that prowls and feeds by night, nocturnal animal (as a jackal, an owl, etc.);—a Rākshasor demon, goblin, fiend, an evil spirit;—a burglar, a thief:—niśā-ćarī, s.f. A she-devil, a female fiend;—a woman who keeps an assignation, a harlot;—a sort of perfume:—niśādi (˚śā+ādī), s.f. The beginning of night, evening, twilight:—niśā-kār, s.m.=niśā-kāl, and niśā-kar, qq.v.:—niśākār (˚śā+āk˚), s.m. The form or aspect of night;—adj. Having the appearance of night, night-like:—niśā-kāl, s.m. The time of night, night-time:—niśā-kar, s.m. 'The night-maker,' the moon:—niśā-nāth, s.m. 'Lord of night,' the moon:—niśānt (˚śā+anta), s.m. End of night, day-break, dawn:—niśāndh (˚śā+an˚), adj. & s.m. (f. -ā), Blind at night;—a person who suffers from night-blindness:—niśipushpā, s.f. (lit.'blossoming in the night'), The tree Nyctanthes arbor tristis:—niśeś(˚śā+īśa), s.m. 'Lord of the night,' the moon:—niśait (˚śā+eta), s.m. (lit.'shining or white at night') The crane, Ardea nivea.