مصور maṣauwir A (part. act. II. of صور Heb. and Aram. ) 1. adj. Forming, figuring. 2. s. m. A painter, limner, drawer, sculptor. ¶ muṣau- war (part. pass.) Formed, painted, &c.

مثنوي mas̤nawī A (from ثني) s. f. The sort of verse, in which the couplets rhime regularly, as in English heroick verse; a poem in that verse. (Plur. مثنويات mas̤nawīyāt).

مضبوط maẓbūt̤ A (part. pass. of ضبط) adj. 1. Strong, firm, fixed, fast. 2. Possessed, occu- pied, restrained, moderated.

مشموم mashmūm A (part. pass. of شمّ Heb. ) adj. Smelling, odoriferous, fragrant.

مشکل mushkil A (part. act. IV. of شکل) 1. adj. Difficult, intricate, hard, painful. 2. s. f. (dakh. m.) Difficulty. مشکل پسند mushkil-pasand, Delighting in difficulties. مشکل پسندي mush- kil-pasand-ī, s. f. Delight in difficulties. مشکل کشا mushkil-kushā, Disperser or solver of dif- ficulties. مشکل گذر mushkil-guẕar or مشکل گذار mushkil-guẕār, adj. Difficult to pass. (Plur. مشکلات).

مفايشه mufāyasha A (inf. III. of فيش) s. m. Boasting, vaunting, contending for superiority.

مرضي marẓī A (from رضو Heb. ) 1. adj. Agreeable, acceptable. 2. Taking favourably. 3. s. f. Will, assent, consent, pleasure. (Plur. مرضيات). ¶ marẓ-ī (from مرض maraẓ) adj. (dakh.) Sick. (Harris).

مستغيث mustag̠ẖīs̤ A (part. act. X. of غوث) s. m. A complainant, plaintiff.

مـﮩارت mahārat A (inf. from مـﮩر Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. Subtilty, acuteness, genius, excel- lence, skill, expertness, proficiency.

متفني mutafannī A adj. Vitious.