مورچه morcha P s. 1. Rust. 2. A battery.

مانگي māngī S̱. (from مانگنا) s. f. 1. A loan, what is borrowed. 2. part. Betrothed (a woman).

مدهوش madʼhūsh A part. pass. (of دهش) Asto- nished, confounded; intoxicated, besotted.

مجنس mujannus A (part. pass. II. of جنس Chald. ) 1. s. m. A mongrel, of mixed breed, a

مستوره mastūra A (part. pass. fem. of ستر) s. f. A chaste woman. Plur. مستورات mastūrāt, Women (of the ḥaram).

مال māl A s. m. 1. Property, wealth, merchan- dise, goods, effects. 2. A prize (in a lottery, &c.). مال خاوند māl-ḵẖāwind, A proprietor. مالدار māl-dār, adj. Wealthy, rich. مالداري māl-dār-ī, s. f. Wealthiness. مال زاده māl-zāda, A son of a whore, a pimp or pander. مال زادي māl-zādī, s. f. A bawd, a whore. مالضامن māl-ẓāmin, A security (for property, or money, in opposition to حاضرضامن ḥāẓir-ẓāmin). مال مردم خور māl-i-mardum-ḵẖor, A consumer of the property of others; one who borrows and never pays. مال مست māl-mast, adj. Purse- proud.

مسطر mist̤ar A (noun of instrument of سطر Heb. and Chald. ) s. f. 1. A ruler (commonly, one made by stringing threads parallel to each other on paper, &c. and the lines are marked by pressing the sheet on this before writing). 2. A line.

موت mūt मुत्र S̱. s. m. Urine, piss.

ماتم mātam A s. m. Grief, mourning. ماتم پرسي mātam-purs-ī, s. f. Oblations, funeral obse- quies, condolence. ماتم خانه mātam-ḵẖāna, House of mourning. ماتم دار mātam-dār, A mourner, mourning. ماتم داري mātam-dār-ī, s. f. Mourning, observance of mourning. ماتم زده mātam-zada, adj. Mourning, affected with grief on account of the death of some relative. ماتم سرا mātam-sarā, s. f. or ماتم کده mātam- kada, s. m. A house of mourning. ماتم کرنا karnā, To mourn, to lament. A. P. ماتمي mātam-ī, adj. Of or relating to mourning,

مثله mus̤la A or mus̤ula, s. An example, punish- ment inflicted by way of example. ¶ mas̤ala, See مثل mas̤al or مثلا mas̤alaṉ.