محرم muḥarram A (part. pass. II. of حرم Heb. ) 1. adj. Sacred, venerable, forbidden, ex- cluded. 2. (subst.) The name of the first Mu- hammadan month, held sacred on account of the death of Ḥusain, son of Aﻌlī, who was killed by Yazīd, near Kūfa. (Plur. محرمات mu- ḥarramāt, Things forbidden or unlawful). ¶ muḥrim (part. act. IV.) adj. Engaged in the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca, performing the ceremonies enjoined on entering a sacred place. ¶ maḥram (noun of place) s. 1. A spouse, a confidant, an intimate, an intimate friend. 2.

ملک malak H s. m. (dakh.) Doubt, ap- prehension: see وسواس waswās.

مسي mis-ī P (from مس) adj. Made of copper.

مکتب maktab A (noun of place of کتب Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A school, academy. Also مکتب خانه maktab-ḵẖāna, A school.

مادري mādar-ī P adj. Maternal, motherly. ¶ (dakh.) See نمونه namūna.

مـﮩاشي महाशय mahāshai S or mahāshaya, adj. Magnanimous, liberal, munificent.

متهن मथन mathan S s. m. Churning.

منتقش muntaḳish A (part. act. VIII. of نقش) adj. Painted, carved, engraved.

منديل mindīl A or mandīl, s. f. 1. A tablecloth. 2. A towel. 3. A turband (high): or, a band ten or twelve cubits long, woven either partly with thread or silk and partly with gold, or wholly with gold thread, and applied over the turband. (Qanoon-e-islam).

ملمس malmas A. s. (dakh.) See لمس lams.