مقدمه muḳaddama A (part. pass. II. of قدم) s. m. 1. The first part. 2. Preamble, preface, pre- liminary. 3. Cause (in law). 4. Business. 5. Subject, affair, matter, thesis. مقدمة الجيش muḳaddamatu-l-jaish, The advanced guard of an army. مقدمه فہمي muḳaddama-fahm-ī, s. f. The understanding of the subject or business.

مستحق mustaḥiḳḳ A (part. act. X. of حقّ Heb. ) adj. Worthy, having a right to, rightful.

مندل mandal मर्द्दल S̱. s. f. A kind of drum made of wood and beat with the fingers. ¶ (dakh.) See منڐل manḍal.

منقار minḳār A (noun of instrum. of نقر Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. A birdʼs bill, beak.

معنوي maﻌnawī A (from معني) adj. 1. Essential, intrinsick, real. 2. Significant.

مادح mādiḥ A part. act. (of مدح) Praising; an encomiast.

مٿهور maṭhor H s. f. A jar.

منجي muṅje S̱. pron. (dakh.) Me, to me: see مجهي.

مانگنا māngnā S̱. (मार्गण r. मृग Seek) v. a. To ask for, to require, to demand, to beg, to pray, crave, solicit, to want, to desire, to seek, to

محيط muḥīt̤ A part. act. (IV. of حوط) 1. Con- taining, surrounding, encircling, circumambient, guarding. 2. Comprehending, knowing. (subst.) Circumference, the ocean. بحر محيط baḥr-i-muḥīt̤ or درياي محيط daryā-e-muḥīt̤, The ocean. محيط دايره muḥīt̤-i-dāʼịra, The circumference of a circle.