ممسوس mamsūs A (part. pass. of مسّ Heb. and

مکس maks A s. Cheapening, seeking to lower the price in buying, iniquity, defrauding, col- lecting a tenth or a tax, tribute.

مبارکي mubārak-ī A. s. f. Auspiciousness, happiness, congratulation, benediction.

مندان mandāṅ H s. m. (dakh.) Flock (of cat- tle), swarm, bevy, herd, drove, class, covey, hatch (of chickens, &c. Harris).

مقنع maḳnaﻌ A prop. miḳnaﻌ (noun of instr. from قنع) s. m. A veil of muslin or other cloth worn over the head and reaching almost to the ground. (Chiefly, applied to a brideʼs veil).

مستسقي mustasḳī A (part. act. X. of سقي Heb. and Aram. ) adj. Craving drink; drop- sical.

مدهـ سودن मधुसूदन madhu-sūdan S A name of Kr̤ish̤ṇa, who slew a demon named Madhu.

مرزاٴي mirzāʼī P 1. s. f. The behaviour or man- ners of a مرزا mirzā; gentility, arrogance. 2. (dakh.) A cotton or muslin jacket with long loose sleeves and open cuffs, worn under the ḳabā. (Qanoon-e-islam).

ماچا māchā मंच S̱. s. m. 1. A large bedstead or platform. 2. A frame, or stage on which they sit to drive away birds, &c. from corn- fields. ماچا توڙ māchā-toṛ, adj. 1. A lazy person who never stirs from his bed. 2. A kind of soldier among the Rājpūts, very indo- lent and much addicted to opium, but active and brave when roused. H. P. ماچه خر mācha-ḵẖar, A stupid foolish fellow.

من man P pron. I, me.