s. m, Corrupted from the Arabic word Nikáh. Marriage, espousal, nuptial, a legal marriage of Muhammadans:—nakáh hoṉá, hojáṉá, paṛhṉá, paṛhe jáṉá, v. n. To be married (according to Muhammadan law):—nakáh karná, nakáh wichch láuṉá, v. n. To wed, to take in marriage:—nakáh mutá, s. f. A marriage for a limited time in consideration of a present (among Muhammadans).