مبتدا mubtadā A (part. pass. VIII. of بدأ) s. f. 1. Commencement, principle, or subject of a pro- position. 2. Substantive noun in the nomina- tive case. مبتدا وخبر mubtadā-o-ḵẖabar, s. f. The subject and predicate, or substantive and adjective (in syntax).

ماتها māthā S̱. s. m. 1. (मस्तक) The forehead. 2. Prow. 3. (मट्टक) The ridge of thatch. ماتها ٿهنکنا māthā ṭhanaknā (lit. Ringing or throbbing of the forehead) implies a presenti- ment of the conclusion, from certain marks ob- served in the commencement of an affair: and, it is generally understood to indicate an unfor- tunate termination. ماتها رگڙنا māthā ragaṛnā (lit. To rub the forehead, viz. on the ground) To implore humbly (of the Deity, a saint or a king). ماتهي پر چڙهنا māthe par chaṛhnā, v. a. To tyrannise, to oppress.

منس muns S̱. s. m. (dakh.) Man (in oppos. to woman: Harris). See منکهہ manukh.

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

مقلد muḳallad A (part. pass. II. of قلد) adj. Counterfeited, imitated.

مغرور mag̠ẖrūr A (part. pass. of غرّ) adj. Proud, arrogant, haughty, fastidious.

محترم muḥtarim A (part. act. VIII. of حرم Heb. ) adj. Honoured, respected, sacred, revered, venerable, estimable.

ماٴي māʼī S̱. (from माता) s. f. Mother.

مـﮩنت mahant S̱. (महत् or महांतः) s. m. A monk, an abbot, prior, a religious superiour, a chief of the faḳīrs.

مجذور majẕūr A (part. pass. of جذر Square root, Heb. and Chald. A part, segment) s. m. Square (in arithmetick).