مساودت musāwadat A (inf. III. of سود) s. f. Con- tending for superiority or dominion.

منگتا mangtā S̱. (from مانگنا) s. m. A beggar, borrower.

مضمن muẓamman A (part. pass. II. of ضمن) adj. Included, comprised.

مدرسي mudarris-ī A. s. f. Office of professor, professorship, publick teaching.

متوطن mutawat̤t̤in A (part. act. V. of وطن) adj. Inhabiting, residing; inhabitant, a native.

مردکار mard-kār P adj. Heroick, brave; (subst.) A hero.

ملازمت mulāzamat A (inf. III. of لزم) s. f. 1. Assiduity, diligence. 2. Service, (met.) paying respects to a superiour, attendance.

مزا mazā P. s. m. Taste, flavour. See مزه.

مکري mukrī H s. f. A kind of short poem of frequent use in the Braj dialect, the peculia- rities of which are these. It consists of four lines, each composed of four trochees. In the three first the speaker, a female, appears to talk of her lover; but, on the question being put by a friend, applies the whole to some other object. Hence the name from mukarnā, To deny. The following is an example. باٿ چلت مروانچراگہي ميري سني نه اپني کہي ناکچهہ موسون جهگڙا جهانٿا کيون سکهي سجن ناسکهي کانٿا Bāṭ chalat miro anchrā gahe; merī sune na apnī kahe. Nā kachhu mo soṅ jhagṛā jhānṭā; kyūṅ sakhī sajjan? nā sakhī kānṭā. As I went along the road, he seized my robe; neither heard what I said, nor made any reply. In short we had not the smallest dispute. Who, friend, your lover? no, friend, a thorn. A. P. مکري makr-ī, adj. Deceitful.

مرسل mursal A part. pass. (IV. of رسل) Sent to another, especially with a message; s. m. A messenger, a divine messenger, the prophet, an apostle. (Of this first class the Muhammadans reckon 313: the whole number of prophets (انبيا) are reckoned by the most moderate to amount to 124,000).