Urdu Dictionary

نوبت naubat for A. نوبة, v.n. of un. of ناب for نوب 'to supply the place' of another, c.

P نوبت naubat (for A. نوبة, v.n. of un. of ناب (for نوب) 'to supply the place' (of another), &c.), s.f. A period, time, turn;—access (of fever, &c.); paroxysm; fit;—occasion, opportunity;—vicissitude;—degree, pitch; weight, pass;—state (of matters or things); plight; time for recourse, or resort (to);—accident, misfortune, calamity;—relieving guard; keeping watch;—musical instruments, or drums, sounding at the gate of a great man at certain intervals;—a large kettle-drum (syn. naqqāra):—naubat bajnā, or naubat jhaṛnā, The naubat to be sounded; drums, or the kettle-drum. to be beaten (at stated hours):—naubat-ba-naubat, adv. By degrees:—naubat pahuṅćnā (-kī), Things or matters to come to such a pass or pitch; occasion for (certain things) to arrive or arise; recourse or resort was had to (e.g. laṭh-talwār-kī naubat pahuṅćī):—naubat (kisī-kī) pahuṅćnā (yahāṅ-tak or lag), The case or state (of a person) to come (to such a pass):—naubat-ḵẖāna, s.m. A guard-house; a large room over the outer gate of a palace or a shrine where the drums or other musical instruments are sounded:—naubat-t̤alabī, s.f. The request or application for a turn (or hearing) in a court of law:—naubat-ko pahuṅćnā, naubat honā (-kī), To reach a (certain) point, to come to (such) a pass.

نبات nabāt inf. n. of نبت 'to grow,' c.

A نبات nabāt (inf. n. of نبت 'to grow,' &c.), s.f. Vegetation; herb, vegetable; plant, grass;—(in Pers. prob. for nabāt-ě-shakar) refined white sugar, sugar-candy;—sweetmeat:—ʻilm-ě-nabāt, 'The science of plants,' botany.