منشار minshār A (noun of instrum. of نشر Heb. and Aram. Chald. ) s. m. 1. A saw, handsaw. 2. A fan, a ventilator.

متو matau S̱. s. m. (in Braj) for متا matā, q. v.

مولفات muʼallafāt A (part. pass. II. plur. of الف) s. Compilations, writings.

ميدا maidā P. s. m. See ميده maida.

مجاور mujāwir A (part. act. III. of جور Heb. ) s. m. 1. A neighbour. 2. A sweeper of a mosque, an attendant at a mosque (or other place of worship), one who remains devoutly employed at a mosque or attached to it.

مدري mudrī S̱. s. f. (dakh.) See مندري mundrī.

ملاقات mulāḳāt A (inf. III. of لقي) s. f. Inter- view, meeting, conversation, encountering. ملاقات کرني mulāḳāt karnī, To meet, encounter, visit.

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.

ماتهر माथुर māthur S s. m. 1. An inhabitant of Mathurā. 2. Name of a cast of Kāyaths; also, of Brāhmaṇs.

مبرات mubarrāt A s. plur. (of مبرة) Good works.