محبوب maḥbūb A m. (part. pass. of حبّ) adj. Beloved, lovely; (subst.) A sweetheart. محبوب القلوب maḥbūbu-l-ḳulūb, Cordially beloved, amiable.

معاف muʼāﻌf A (part. act. III. of عفو prop. معافي) adj. Absolved, exempted, dispensed with, for- given, pardoned, excused. معاف کرنا muʼāﻌf karnā, To pardon, forgive, excuse, remit, absolve.

منگوس mungūs H s. m. (dakh.) Mongoose: see نيولا newalā.

مندار mandār मंदर S̱. s. m. 1. The name of a mountain, famous in India, with which the

ملنگي malangī H s. m. A salt-maker.

مقياس miḳyās A (noun of instrum. of قوس) s. m. 1. The style of a dial, gnomon, the hand of a watch, &c. 2. The Nilometer in Egypt.

مصرع maṣraﻌ A (noun of place of صرع) s. m. Place of casting or throwing down, throw, fall.

ميٿها mīṭhā मिष्ट S̱. 1. adj. Sweet. 2. Slow. 3. s. A very active vegetable poison. 4. Name of a fruit. 5. (dakh.) A kiss.

مخمر muḵẖmir A (part. act. IV. of خمر Heb. ) adj. Fermented, leavened. ¶ muḵẖam- mir (part. act. II.) adj. Leavening.

محل maḥall A (noun of place of حلّ Heb. ) s. m. A place, building, house, mansion, re- sidence, seraglio, district, quarter, abode, station, time, opportunity, occasion. (Plur. محال ma- ḥāll and محلات maḥallāt, Houses, places). محل سرا maḥall-sarā, Seraglio, female apart- ments. محل مجرا maḥall-i-mujrā, 1. The place of obeisance. 2. Clearance of accounts. ¶ mu- ḥill (part. act. IV. of حلّ) adj. Deserving (punishment).