مانڐ mānḍ मंड S̱. s. m. Rice-water, rice-gruel, starch, paste.

ميران mīr-ān P. s. m. A portion paid to the head of a department out of the fees received by the inferiour officers.

محبس maḥbas A (noun of place from حبس Heb. ) s. m. A prison. ¶ miḥbas, Bed furni- ture. ¶ muḥbas (part. pass. IV.) adj. Im- prisoned.

مداح maddāḥ A (adj. superl. of مدح) s. m. An encomiast, praiser, panegyrist.

مقابه muḳāba A. s. m. See مقابا muḳābā.

مترتا मित्रता mitra-tā S s. f. Friendship.

ملت malat H (from ملنا malnā) s. m. A worn rupee or other coin.

مي mai P s. f. Wine, spirituous liquor. مي آشام mai-āshām, A wine-drinker. مي پرست mai-parast, A lover of wine, a drunkard. مي پرستي mai-parast-ī, s. f. Love of wine. ميخانه mai-ḵẖāna or مي کده mai-kada, A tavern. مي خور mai-ḵẖor or مي خوار mai-ḵẖẉār, A sot, a wine-bibber. مي خوري mai-ḵẖor-ī or مي خواري mai-ḵẖẉār-ī or مي خوارگي mai-ḵẖẉāra-gī, s. f. Wine-drinking, drunkenness. مي کش mai- kash, A wine-bibber, a drunkard. مي کشي mai-kash-ī, s. f. Wine-drinking, carousal. ميگسار mai-gusār, Wine-drinker. مي گون mai-gūn, Auburne, fair, wine-coloured, light red. مي ناب mai-nāb, Pure wine. مي نوش mai-nosh, Wine-drinker. مي نوشي mai-nosh-ī, s. f. Wine- drinking.

مواهبت muwāhabat A (inf. III. of وهب Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. To contend with another in liberality and munificence.

ماهي māhī P s. f. A fish; the fish on which the earth is supposed to rest. ماهي توه māhī-tawa, s. m. A fryingpan. ماهي خوار māhī-ḵẖẉār, s. m. A heron, cormorant. ماهي دندان māhī- dandān, A fishʼs tooth, of which the hilts of swords, &c. are made. ماهي فروش māhī-farosh, s. m. A fish-man, or -monger. ماهي گير māhī- gīr, s. m. 1. A fisherman. 2. An otter. (Lutra lutreola: Shaw). ماهي مراتب māhī-marātib, s. m. Certain honours, of which the privilege is especially conferred on princes and great nobles. They are denoted by the figure of a fish, with other insignia (two balls), carried as ensigns upon elephants.