مقہور maḳʼhūr A (part. pass. of قہر) adj. Con- quered, subdued, disturbed, oppressed, vexed.

ملتزم multazim A (part. act. VIII. of لزم) adj. Constrained, compelled, necessarily following, convicted.

مچلانا machlānā H v. n. 1. See متلانا matlānā. 2. To pretend ignorance.

م mīm the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic, and twenty-eighth of the Persian alphabet, corresponds to म in Sanskrit. It is one of the labial letters, its sound being that of the English m. When used to denote a number, according to the numerical arrangement of the Arabic alphabet, it stands for forty. It is compared by poets to the mouth; whence it has obtained the name of ميم مرادي mīm-i-murādī: and, by way of abbreviation, it is used to signify the month muḥarram. It is sometimes changed into ن; as, بان for بام A roof: and, at others, it is substituted for ن as, کجيم for کجين A quilted tunick worn in battle. In Persian, affixed to verbs and names of quali- ties, it may be, 1. (ميم متکلم mīm-i-mutakallim) denoting the pronoun of the first person sin- gular; in which case, م is always quiescent, except for some particular reason. This admits of four subdivisions. (1.) Affixed to verbs, it is a pronoun indicating the speaker to be the agent; as, امدم āmadam, I came; ميگويم mīgoyam, I am speaking; خواهم گفت ḵẖẉāham guft, I will speak. The letter preceding is always maftūḥ or pronounced with fatʼḥa, if the agent be in the singular number; but, if it be plural, ي is inserted, and the preceding letter is sākin; as آمديم āmadīm, We came. (2.) ميم مفعول mīm-i-mafʼūﻌl, signifying the same

منجل मंजुल manjul S adj. See منج manju.

مستحکم mustaḥkim A or mustaḥkam (part. act. or pass. X. of حکم Heb. ) adj. Firm, esta- blished, strong, fast.

مير mīr P s. m. 1. A chief, leader. 2. A title by which Saiyids are called. مير آتش mīr-i-ātash, The chief of the fireworks or artillery, master of the ordnance. مير آتشي mīr-ātash-ī, s. f. The office of mīr-ātash. مير آخور mīr- āḵẖụr, Master of the horse. مير بحر mīr-baḥr, A collector of port duty. مير بخشي mīr-baḵẖshī, s. m. The paymaster general. مير دهه mīr- dah-a, s. m. A commander or superintendant of ten (servants, &c.). مير سامان mīr-sāmān, Head steward. مير شکار mīr-shikār, 1. A bird- catcher, a huntsman. 2. (met.) A pimp. مير مجلس mīr-i-majlis, The master of the cere- monies, president or chairman. مير مطبخ mīr- mat̤baḵẖ, Chief of the kitchen or chief cook. مير منزل mīr-i-manzil, Quarter-master-general.

مجتـﮩد mujtahid A part. act. (VIII. of جـﮩد) Striving, contending, carrying on war especially against infidels; (subst.) A superiour or super- intendent in religious matters, prelate.

مندرج mundaraj A m. (part. pass. VII. of درج) adj. Con- tained, inserted, included, comprised.

ميده maida P s. m. Flower (of grain), especially of the purest sort or twice sifted.