ماهي māhī P s. f. A fish; the fish on which the earth is supposed to rest. ماهي توه māhī-tawa, s. m. A fryingpan. ماهي خوار māhī-ḵẖẉār, s. m. A heron, cormorant. ماهي دندان māhī- dandān, A fishʼs tooth, of which the hilts of swords, &c. are made. ماهي فروش māhī-farosh, s. m. A fish-man, or -monger. ماهي گير māhī- gīr, s. m. 1. A fisherman. 2. An otter. (Lutra lutreola: Shaw). ماهي مراتب māhī-marātib, s. m. Certain honours, of which the privilege is especially conferred on princes and great nobles. They are denoted by the figure of a fish, with other insignia (two balls), carried as ensigns upon elephants.

مندري mundrī मुद्रा S̱. s. f. A ring, a finger- ring.

ميزباني mez-bān-ī P s. f. Hospitality, entertainment.

مونگ mūng मुद्ग S̱. s. f. Name of a kind of pulse. (Phaseolus mungo). مونگ پهلي mūng- phalī, s. f. Is the name of the ground-nut or pignut of the West-Indies. (Arachis hypogæa).

مليک malīk A s. m. King. H. P. ملي ميدان male maidān, adj. Apparent, publick.

مخاطره muḵẖāt̤ara A (inf. III. of خطر) s. m. Dan- ger, peril, hazard.

مذهب maẕʼhab A (noun of place from ذهب) s. m. Religion, sect, way, mode. (Plur. مذاهب Dual. inflect. مذهبين maẕʼhabain).

موانع mawāniﻌ A s. plur. (of مانع māniﻌ, q. v.) Impediments, obstacles.

مزين muzaiyan A (part. pass. II. of زين) adj. Adorned, embellished.

مکايد makāʼịd A s. plur. (of مکيدة) Frauds, cheats, snares.