ملک mulk A s. m. A country, kingdom, realm, region, reign, sovereignty, dominion. ملک داري mulk-dār-ī, s. f. Dominion, empire, go- vernment, ruling. ملک راني mulk-rān-ī (ران rān, part. act. of راندن To drive) s. f. So- vereignty, absolute sway. ملک ستاني mulk- sitān-ī, s. f. Conquest. ملک گيري mulk-gīr-ī, s. f. Conquest, territorial conquest, sovereignty, political affairs. ¶ malak (Heb. ) s. m. An angel. ملک الموت malaku-l-maut, The angel of death, Iﻌzrāʼīl. ¶ milk, s. f. Posses- sion, dominion, property, right. (Plur. املاک). ¶ malik (Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A king. (Plur. ملوک). ملک الشعرا maliku-sh-shuʼaﻌrā, Prince of poets. ملک زاده malik-zāda, s. m. A prince, a kingʼs son.

مشروط mashrūt̤ A (part. pass. of شرط) 1. adj. Agreed upon, stipulated. 2. (subst.) A set- tled revenue of 10 per cent. allowed to the zamīndārs.

متنجن پلاو mutanjan-pulāʼo P s. m. A kind of dish (pulāʼo).

مارو mārū H s. m. 1. Name of a warlike musical instrument, a kettledrum. 2. (dakh.) Two an- telope horns in opposite directions joined at their bases, carried by faḳīrs (Qanoon-e-islam).

مبادله mubādala A (inf. III. of بدل) s. m. Ex- change, barter, retaliation, recompense.

مدمتا mad-matā S̱. adj. (dakh.) Drunk.

مظلل muz̤allal A (part. pass. II. of ظلّ Heb. ) adj. Shaded (from the sun).

مالک mālik A (part. act. of ملک Heb. ) s. m. Master, lord, possessor, proprietor, owner. (Pers. plur. مالکان). مالک الحزن māliku-l-ḥazin or مالک الحزين māliku-l-ḥazīn, Name of an aquatick bird. A. P. مالکانه mālik-āna, adj. Like an owner. adv. In the manner of an owner. s. m. An annual or monthly allowance paid to a zamīn-dār, by the person who occupies his lands, whether the state or a jāgīr-dār.

مٿانا miṭānā S̱. (caus. of مٿنا miṭnā, q. v.) v. a. To efface, to erase, to obliterate, to blot out, to abrogate, to abolish.

مندا mandā H s. m. (dakh.) Flock (of cat- tle), swarm, bevy, herd, drove, class, covey, hatch (of chickens, &c. Harris).