محابا muḥābā A (inf. III. of حبو) s. m. Respect, regard, friendship, affection. بي محابا be mu- ḥābā, adj. Without respect (of persons or cir- cumstances).

محاذي muḥāẕī A (part. act. III. of حذو) adj. Opposite, over against, parallel.

محارب muḥārib A (part. act. III. of حرب) s. m. A warriour, a combatant, fighter.

محاربت muḥārabat A s. f. (inf. III. of حرب Heb. ) War, battle, combat, fight.

محاربه muḥāraba A s. m. (inf. III. of حرب Heb. ) War, battle, combat, fight.

محاسب muḥāsib A (part. act. III. of حسب Heb. ) s. m. An accountant, a calculator, one who keeps accounts, an examiner or auditor of accounts, an arithmetician.

محاسبه muḥāsaba A (inf. III. of حسب) s. m. Computation, calculation, account, settlement or

محاصر muḥāṣir A part. act. (III. of حصر) Be- sieging; besieger.

محاصره muḥāṣara A (inf. III. of حصر Heb. ) s. m. Surrounding, besieging, investing, block- ading, sitting down before a fort, siege, blockade, &c. محاصره کرنا muḥāṣara karnā, To besiege, invest, beset, blockade, compass, surround.

محافظ muḥāfaz̤ A part. pass. (III. of حفظ) Pro- tected, defended, fortified.

محافظت muḥāfaz̤at A (inf. III. of حفظ) s. f. Pre- servation, protection, guardianship, custody, care.

محافه muḥāfa A. (corrupt. of محفه miḥaffa, from حفّ Heb. or ) s. m. A pālkī, litter in which women travel.

محاورات muḥāwarāt A s. plur. of محاوره q. v.

محاوره muḥāwara A (inf. III. of حور) s. m. Idiom, usage, current speech, phraseology, figure, dia- logue, conversation, conference.

محيط muḥīt̤ A part. act. (IV. of حوط) 1. Con- taining, surrounding, encircling, circumambient, guarding. 2. Comprehending, knowing. (subst.) Circumference, the ocean. بحر محيط baḥr-i-muḥīt̤ or درياي محيط daryā-e-muḥīt̤, The ocean. محيط دايره muḥīt̤-i-dāʼịra, The circumference of a circle.