موالات muwālāt A (inf. III. of ولي) s. f. Friend- ship, affection, pursuing a business steadily or without intermission.

مواهبت muwāhabat A (inf. III. of وهب Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. To contend with another in liberality and munificence.

محافظت muḥāfaz̤at A (inf. III. of حفظ) s. f. Pre- servation, protection, guardianship, custody, care.

مستي mast-ī P s. f. 1. Drunkenness, intoxica- tion. 2. Lust, wantonness, pride.

ماديات māddīyāt A s. plur. (of ماديت) Material beings.

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).

مچهر machchhar मशक S̱. s. m. A musquito, a gnat. مچهر کي جهول کا چور machchhar kī jhūl kā chor, One who would steal the minutest thing, a petty pilferer.

مبرهن mubarhan A (part. pass. of quadril. برهن) adj. Demonstrative, evident, manifest.

مير mīr P s. m. 1. A chief, leader. 2. A title by which Saiyids are called. مير آتش mīr-i-ātash, The chief of the fireworks or artillery, master of the ordnance. مير آتشي mīr-ātash-ī, s. f. The office of mīr-ātash. مير آخور mīr- āḵẖụr, Master of the horse. مير بحر mīr-baḥr, A collector of port duty. مير بخشي mīr-baḵẖshī, s. m. The paymaster general. مير دهه mīr- dah-a, s. m. A commander or superintendant of ten (servants, &c.). مير سامان mīr-sāmān, Head steward. مير شکار mīr-shikār, 1. A bird- catcher, a huntsman. 2. (met.) A pimp. مير مجلس mīr-i-majlis, The master of the cere- monies, president or chairman. مير مطبخ mīr- mat̤baḵẖ, Chief of the kitchen or chief cook. مير منزل mīr-i-manzil, Quarter-master-general.

معدن maﻌdan A (noun of place from عدن Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. f. A mine.