مخمصه maḵẖmaṣa A (from خمص Heb. ) s. m. Hunger, wretchedness.

مصاحف maṣāḥif A s. plur. (of مصحف) Books, volumes.

مصارف maṣārif A s. plur. (of مصرف) Expenses, disbursements.

مصاف maṣāff A (plur. of مصفّ from صفّ) s. f. A field of battle, the ranks of an army; battle.

مصالح maṣāliḥ A (plur. of مصلحت from صلح Heb. Chald. Aram. ) s. m. 1. Affairs. 2. Ho- nour, glory, employments. 3. Materials. 4. (Hind.) Drugs, spices, seasoning. مصالح ڐالنا

مصايب maṣāʼịb A s. m. plur. of مصيبت q. v.

مصحوب maṣʼḥūb A part. (pass. of صحب) Ac- companied, accompanying.

مصدر maṣdar A (noun of place of صدر) s. m. 1. Source, origin, spring, theme. 2. The infinitive or noun of action (in grammar). 3. A place. (Plur. مصادر).

مصرع maṣraﻌ A (noun of place of صرع) s. m. Place of casting or throwing down, throw, fall.

مصروع maṣrūﻌ A (part. pass. of صرع) adj. Af- flicted with the epilepsy, epileptick.

مصروف maṣrūf A (part. pass. of صرف) adj. 1.

مصطبه maṣt̤aba A s. m. An inn or place of re- ception for strangers.

مصطکي maṣt̤akī G. (Gr. *masti/xh from massw To express) s. f. Mastich. (The resin of the Pis- tacia lentiscus).

مصقول maṣḳūl A (part. pass. of صقل) adj. Po- lished, furbished.

مصلحت maṣlaḥat A (inf. of صلح) s. f. 1. The what is right, fit or correct, convenience, ex- pedience, an expedient, fitness. 2. Counsel, advice. 3. Affair. مصلحت کرني maṣlaḥat karnī, To consult, to advise, to counsel, to conspire, to combine. مصلحتا maṣlaḥatā or مصلحتاً maṣ- laḥataṉ, adv. Advisedly, expediently.