مدرسه madrasa A s. m. A college, academy, se- minary, school.

مبدا mabdā A (noun of place from بدأ) s. m. The beginning, origin, principle, source.

مسجع musajjaﻌ A (part. pass. II. of سجع) Rhyth- mical (speech), harmonious or measured (pe- riods).

مـﮩوا mahūʼā S̱. or mahuʼā (मधूक) s. m. Name of a tree (Bassia latifolia) bearing flowers which are sweet, and from which a spirituous liquor is distilled. The nuts afford an oil used instead of butter.

مشابه mushābih A (part. act. III. of شبه) 1. s. m. Resemblance, picture, similitude. 2. Proba- bility. 3. adj. Like, resembling, analogous. مشابه به mushābih-bi-hi, Likened to it, in com- parison with it.

مصطفيٰٰ muṣt̤afạ̄ A (part. pass. VIII. of صفو Heb. ) adj. 1. Chosen, selected. 2. (subst.) One of the titles of Muḥammad.

مڙها maṛhā S̱. (from مڙهنا) adj. Lined, headed, covered or topped (as, a drum with parchment).

ميٿنا meṭnā S̱. (causal of مٿنا miṭnā, q. v.) v. a. 1. To efface, erase, blot out, wipe out, annihilate, annul, cancel, expiate, atone for. 2. To thwart.

مسبب musabbib A (part. act. II. of سبب) s. m. The causer, the first cause. مسبب الاسباب musabbibu-l-asbāb, The causer of causes, i. e. God. مسبب حقيقي musabbib-i-ḥaḳīḳī, God.

مـﮩانا mihānā S̱. (r. मिह Sprinkle) v. n. To grow damp.