رمضان ramaẓān A (from رمض To be scorched by the sun; because when the ancient name given by the Pagans was changed, this month hap- pened in the season of greatest heat. Gol.) s. m. The name of the ninth Muhammadan month, during which they who profess that re-

مضاربه muẓāraba A inf. (III. of ضرب Heb. ) s. m. A battle, conflict, combat.

مضارع muẓāriﻌ A (part. act. III. of ضرع) 1. adj. Resembling. 2. s. m. The aorist (in grammar).

مضاعف muẓāʼaﻌf A (part. pass. III. of ضعف) adj. Doubled, increased, multiplied.

مضاف muẓāf A (part. pass. IV. of ضيف) adj. 1. Annexed, added. 2. Related. 3. (subst.) A noun placed in construction. 4. One who is joined to others with whom he has no natural connexion. مضاف اليه muẓāf-ilaihi, The noun governed. Plur. m. مضافات muẓāfāt, Things annexed, appendage.

مضامين maẓāmīn A s. plur. (of مضمون) The contents.

مضايقه muẓāyaḳa A (inf. III. of ضيق Heb. ) s. m. 1. Penury, necessity, distress, poverty, difficulty. 2. Making a difficulty; moment, consequence, significance.

مضبوط maẓbūt̤ A (part. pass. of ضبط) adj. 1. Strong, firm, fixed, fast. 2. Possessed, occu- pied, restrained, moderated.

مضبوطي maẓbūt̤-ī A. s. f. Strength, firmness, du- rability.

مضحاک miẓʼḥāk A (from ضحک Heb. and ) adj. Laughing, facetious, merry.

مضحک muẓʼḥik A (part. act. IV. of ضحک) adj. Occasioning laughter, facetious, ridiculous, droll; a laughingstock.

مضحکه maẓʼḥaka A (from ضحک) s. m. Humour, fun, drollery, a pun, bon mot, laughingstock.

مضر muẓirr A (part. act. IV. of ضرر Heb. ) adj. Pernicious, hurtful, baleful, injurious, mis- chievous, noisome, noxious.

مضراب miẓrāb A (from ضرب) s. f. The instru- ment with which any thing is struck, the quill with which a musical instrument is struck.

مضرت maẓarrat A (inf. of ضرر Heb. ) s. f. Detriment, damage, injury.