نقيب naqīb v.n. fr. نقب 'to inquire after news; to relate or retail news,' c.
A نقيب naqīb (v.n. fr. نقب 'to inquire (after news); to relate or retail (news),' &c.), s.m. A chief, a leader;—an intelligent person;—a servant or herald whose business it is to proclaim the titles of his master, and to introduce those who pay their respects to him;—an adjutant, or aide-de-camp;—a procurer, an agent.
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).
نقاب niqāb v.n. fr. iii of نقب 'to meet unexpectedly,' c.
A نقاب niqāb (v.n. fr. iii of نقب 'to meet unexpectedly,' &c.), s.m. & f. A veil, hood, or covering (for the face):—niqāb-posh, or niqāb-dār, adj. & s.m. Veiled; masked;—one who wears a veil, or is veiled.
