Urdu Dictionary

نقب naqb, vulg. naqab inf. n. of نقب 'to dig through a wall,' with amplification of meaning in Persian

A نقب naqb, vulg. naqab (inf. n. of نقب 'to dig (through a wall),' with amplification of meaning in Persian), s.f. Digging through a wall, house-breaking (syn. seṅdh, q.v.);—a subterraneous excavation; a mine (under a wall);—a (rabbit's) burrow;—a mine, a gallery;—a crow-bar or other implement used by miners, house-breakers, &c. (syn. seṅdh-kātī):—naqab denā, or naqab lagānā (-meṅ), To make an excavation under (the wall of a house), to break into (a house):—naqb-zan, s.m. A miner; a house-breaker, burglar:—naqb-zanī, s.f. House-breaking, burglary:—naqb-zanī karnā, To break into (a house), to commit burglary (i.q. naqab denā).