مباحثه mubāḥas̤a A (inf. III. of بحث Chald. ) s. m. A dispute, disputation, contest, de- bate, investigation, argumentation, reasoning.

مخمل maḵẖmal A (from خمل Heb. ) s. m. Velvet. گل مخمل gul-i-maḵẖmal, see گل gul.

مـﮩمل muhmil A (part. act. IV. of همل Heb. ) adj. Negligent, careless, indolent.

مروا marūʼā मरुवक S̱. s. m. 1. Name of a strong scented plant. (Artemisia vulgaris). 2. Ocimum pilosum: Roxb.

محل maḥall A (noun of place of حلّ Heb. ) s. m. A place, building, house, mansion, re- sidence, seraglio, district, quarter, abode, station, time, opportunity, occasion. (Plur. محال ma- ḥāll and محلات maḥallāt, Houses, places). محل سرا maḥall-sarā, Seraglio, female apart- ments. محل مجرا maḥall-i-mujrā, 1. The place of obeisance. 2. Clearance of accounts. ¶ mu- ḥill (part. act. IV. of حلّ) adj. Deserving (punishment).

معہذا maʼaﻌ-hāẕā A With this, moreover.

منگتي mangtī S̱. (see مانگنا) s. (dakh.) Asking, request: see سوال suwāl. منگتي لگانا mangtī lagānā (i. q. سزاولي کرنا) To perform the duty of a sazāwal, tax-gatherer, &c.

مامور māmūr A part. pass. (of امر Heb. ) Ordered, commanded, fixed, determined, esta- blished; (subst.) usage, established custom.

متجسس mutajassis A (part. act. V. of جسّ Heb. ) s. m. A spy.

مـﮩا پرلي महाप्रलय mahā-pralai S or -pralaya, s. m. 1. A destruction of the world, occurring after every period of 4,320,000,000 years. 2. A total destruction of the universe, happening after a period commensurate with the life of Brahmā, or 100 years, each day of which is equal to the period first stated, and each night of which is of similar duration; at the expira- tion of this term, the seven Lokas or divisions of the universe, with the saints, gods and Brah- mā himself, are annihilated.