مشيخت mashyaḵẖat A s. plur. of شيخ shaiḵẖ, q. v.

مقارنت muḳāranat A (inf. III. of قرن) s. f. Con- junction, connexion.

مرد marad A s. Obstinacy, perverseness.

مانس मानुष mānus S s. m. A human being, a man. मांस māṅs, s. m. Flesh, meat.

مالک mālik A (part. act. of ملک Heb. ) s. m. Master, lord, possessor, proprietor, owner. (Pers. plur. مالکان). مالک الحزن māliku-l-ḥazin or مالک الحزين māliku-l-ḥazīn, Name of an aquatick bird. A. P. مالکانه mālik-āna, adj. Like an owner. adv. In the manner of an owner. s. m. An annual or monthly allowance paid to a zamīn-dār, by the person who occupies his lands, whether the state or a jāgīr-dār.

مغرق mug̠ẖraḳ A (part. pass. IV. of غرق) adj. Gilded, covered with (or immersed in) gold or silver. ¶ mug̠ẖarraḳ (part. pass. II.) adj. Immersed (in water), washed (with gold, silver, &c.), gilt, plated, dipped.

ميرا merā H (Sans. मम or मे) pron. 1st pers. poss. mas. My, mine.

مرٴي maraʼī A or marʼī (part. pass. of رأي Heb. ) adj. Visible. ¶ marī (from مرأ) s. The gullet.

ملاگر malāgir मलयगिरि S̱. s. m. A moun- tain or mountainous range, from which the best sandal-wood is brought, answering to the west- ern Ghāṭs in the peninsula of India.

مکرم mukarram A (part. pass. II. of کرم) adj. Venerable, noble, illustrious, respected, revered.