محرم muḥarram A (part. pass. II. of حرم Heb. ) 1. adj. Sacred, venerable, forbidden, ex- cluded. 2. (subst.) The name of the first Mu- hammadan month, held sacred on account of the death of Ḥusain, son of Aﻌlī, who was killed by Yazīd, near Kūfa. (Plur. محرمات mu- ḥarramāt, Things forbidden or unlawful). ¶ muḥrim (part. act. IV.) adj. Engaged in the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca, performing the ceremonies enjoined on entering a sacred place. ¶ maḥram (noun of place) s. 1. A spouse, a confidant, an intimate, an intimate friend. 2.

متتبع mutatabbiﻌ A (part. act. V. of تبع) adj. Imitative; (subst.) An imitator.

مالگذار māl-guẕār P s. m. A tenant, a subject, a landholder, one paying rent or taxes.

مجتـﮩد mujtahid A part. act. (VIII. of جـﮩد) Striving, contending, carrying on war especially against infidels; (subst.) A superiour or super- intendent in religious matters, prelate.

مجمعه majmaﻌa A (noun of place, from جمع Chald. from Heb. analog. to ) s. m. Place of assembling, assembly, collection, rendezvous, assemblage.

ماخوذ māḵẖūẕ A (part. pass. of اخذ) adj. Taken, received, seized.

ماٿها māṭhā H adj. Perverse, lazy, obstinate.

مثلا mas̤alaṉ A or mis̤laṉ, adv. For example, e. g., namely.

ماخوليا māḵẖūliyā G. (Gr. melagxoli/a) s. m. Madness, insanity, melancholy.

مقتل maḳtal A (noun of place of قتل Heb. and Aram. ) 1. A place of slaughter or of execu- tion. 2. The place of death, i. e. any diseased or wounded part of the body that causes death.