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.

مقطعات muḳat̤t̤aʼāﻌt A s. m. plur. (of مقطع mu- ḳat̤t̤aﻌ) Small forms of verse or of cloth.

مکه makka A s. m. Mecca.

مينا mīnā P s. m. 1. A goblet, a glass, a de- canter. 2. A blue colour. 3. Enamel. 4. Heaven, the azure vault, paradise. 5. The blue stone, blue vitriol, caustick. مينا کار mīnā-kār, An enameller. مينا کاري mīnā-kār-ī, s. f. Ena- melling.

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

متحرک mutaḥarrik A (part. act. V. of حرک) adj. 1. Moved, moving oneʼs self, moveable. غير متحرک g̠ẖair-mutaḥarrik, Immovable. 2. Ac- cented with short vowels.

مچمچ machmach H An imitative sound.

متنا matnā H s. m. A kind of sugar-cane.

مريد marīd A (from مرد Heb. ) adj. Rebel- lious, obstinate, perverse, stubborn.

مجموعي majmūʼīﻌ A. adj. Collected, aggregate.