متصدي mutaṣaddī A (part. act. V. of صدي Heb. ) s. m. 1. An accountant, a writer, a clerk. 2. Turning away the face, opposing. 3. At- tempting, daring, intent on. متصدي گري mu- taṣaddi-garī, s. f. Office of clerk.

معده miﻌda A (from معد) s. m. The stomach.

مد mad H (dakh.) Stinking: see بد بو bad-bū under بد bad. مد باس mad-bās (i. q. کٿهل باس) Smell of the Jack fruit (?).

مسانڐ musānḍ H s. f. (dakh.) 1. Design, purpose, determination: see قصد ḳaṣd. 2. Assault, at- tack: see حمله ḥamla.

موسوم mausūm A (part. pass. of وسم) adj. Marked, signed, impressed, named, called.

مرکز markaz A (noun of place from رکز) s. m. 1. A centre, the centre of a circle. 2. An upper stroke of a letter; as, کاف کا مرکز.

مولا maulā A (for موليٰ from ولي) s. m. 1. A judge, magistrate, master, lord, the lord, God. 2. A slave.

مجنون majnūn A (part. pass. of جنّ Heb. and Chald. ) 1. adj. Insane, in love. 2. n. prop. The name of a celebrated lover, whose amours with Lailạ̄ are the subject of a poem by Ni- z̤āmī.

مستدام mustadām A (part. pass. X. of دوم) adj. Perpetual.

متعرا mataﻌrā H s. m. (dakh.) See متاع matāﻌ.