مصوري maṣauwir-ī A. s. f. Painting, drawing, &c.

مجنس mujannus A (part. pass. II. of جنس Chald. ) 1. s. m. A mongrel, of mixed breed, a

متنجن گوسپندي mutanjan-i-gospandī P A kind of dish (pulāʼo) made of sheepʼs or goatʼs flesh.

مئيي maʼī H s. f. 1. A harrow. 2. A ladder. ن

معصفر maʼaﻌṣfar A (prop. muʼaﻌṣfar, from عصفر) s. m. Safflower or bastard saffron. (Car- thamus tinctorius).

مايا माया māyā S s. f. 1. Kindness, pity, sym- pathy, compassion, mercy, feeling, affection. 2. A deception depending on the power of the Deity, whereby mankind believe in the exist- ence of external objects, which are in fact nothing but idea; illusion, idealism. 3. Pros- perity, riches, opulence. مايا پاتر māyā-pātra, adj. Rich, opulent, wealthy.

منش manush S̱. s. m. Man. See منکهہ manukh.

مچهـ machh S or machchha (मच्छ or मत्स्य) s. m. 1. A fish in general. 2. The name of the first avatār, or incarnation, when Vish̤ṇu appeared in the shape of the small fish (शफरी) sapharī, to Satyavrata, or Hayagrīva, to warn him of the general deluge, and desire him to place the four Vedas in the boat which he (Vish̤ṇu) would preserve. The fish was first taken up by Hayagrīva in his hands when bathing, being then of the size of the sapharī (or ponṭhī); but, it grew too large for being contained in a tank, river, &c. and was carried to the sea; where, afterwards, it supported the

مچهندر machhandar मत्स्येन्द्र S̱. n. prop. Name of a Jogī.

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