متادي mutaʼaddī A (part. act. V. of ادو) adj. Prepared, ready, performing.

مسلنا masalnā म्रक्षण S̱. v. a. To bruise, to crush, to break with the hand.

مستوره mastūra A (part. pass. fem. of ستر) s. f. A chaste woman. Plur. مستورات mastūrāt, Women (of the ḥaram).

مٿيارا maṭiyārā S̱. (from مٿي maṭṭī) s. m. Arable land, rich soil.

موصوف mauṣūf A (part. pass. of وصف) adj. 1. Described, celebrated, praised; endowed. 2. Before-mentioned. 3. (subst.) A noun sub- stantive qualified by an adjective.

مچک machak H (from مچکنا) s. f. Pain in the joints.

مقدمه muḳaddama A (part. pass. II. of قدم) s. m. 1. The first part. 2. Preamble, preface, pre- liminary. 3. Cause (in law). 4. Business. 5. Subject, affair, matter, thesis. مقدمة الجيش muḳaddamatu-l-jaish, The advanced guard of an army. مقدمه فہمي muḳaddama-fahm-ī, s. f. The understanding of the subject or business.

مغول mig̠ẖwal A s. 1. A piece of iron enclosed in a whip or stick, and the likeness of a short sword but thinner and longer, a long spear head or slender sword with the end bent back. 2. Name of a man.

محجور maḥjūr A (part. pass. of حجر Heb. ) For- bidden, prohibited.

مرزاٴي mirzāʼī P 1. s. f. The behaviour or man- ners of a مرزا mirzā; gentility, arrogance. 2. (dakh.) A cotton or muslin jacket with long loose sleeves and open cuffs, worn under the ḳabā. (Qanoon-e-islam).