مستحب mustaḥabb A (part. pass. X. of حبّ Heb. ) adj. Desirable.

مقط miḳat̤t̤ A (noun of instrum. of قطّ Chald. ) s. m. A piece of bone or bamboo on which they nib their writing-reeds or pens.

معنقه maﻌnaḳa A (prop. miﻌnaḳa, noun of in- strum. from عنق Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A collar or any thing similar round the neck.

ماولي mā-olī S̱. s. f. (dakh.) Mother: see مان māṅ.

موصي mūṣī A (part. act. IV. of وصي) s. m. Making a will, a testator.

متلاطم mutalāt̤im A part. act. (VI. of لطم) Dashing (waves, &c.).

مبتلا mubtalā A (part. pass. VIII. of بلا Heb. and Chald. ) adj. Tried or fallen (in evil, ca- lamity, or trouble), afflicted, affected, distressed, distracted, unfortunate, fascinated, enamoured, captivated.

مامون māmūn A part. pass. (of امن Heb. ) 1. Rendered secure, safe, preserved, exempted. 2. Firm, constant.

مشقي mashḳ-ī A. adj. Acquired by practice, co- pied on, relating to copy or exercise.

مرفا marfā P. s. m. A kind of drum (beat at both ends), or like a ḍhol, covered at both ends with leather, but played on at one end only with a stick: see Qanoon-e-islam.