مـﮩور muhūr A s. plur. (of مـﮩر) Marriage portions.

محرم muḥarram A (part. pass. II. of حرم Heb. ) 1. adj. Sacred, venerable, forbidden, ex- cluded. 2. (subst.) The name of the first Mu- hammadan month, held sacred on account of the death of Ḥusain, son of Aﻌlī, who was killed by Yazīd, near Kūfa. (Plur. محرمات mu- ḥarramāt, Things forbidden or unlawful). ¶ muḥrim (part. act. IV.) adj. Engaged in the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca, performing the ceremonies enjoined on entering a sacred place. ¶ maḥram (noun of place) s. 1. A spouse, a confidant, an intimate, an intimate friend. 2.

محسن muḥsin A (part. act. IV. of حسن) adj. Benefiting, obliging; (subst.) A benefactor.

منشار minshār A (noun of instrum. of نشر Heb. and Aram. Chald. ) s. m. 1. A saw, handsaw. 2. A fan, a ventilator.

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.

مقال maḳāl A (from قول Heb. ) s. m. Speech, discourse, saying, sentence, a word.

مرگي mirgī H s. f. The epilepsy.

متقرب mutaḳarrib A (part. act. V. from قرب Heb. and Aram. ) adj. Approaching, having ac- cess; (subst.) A royal relation, or favourite.

مصري miṣr-ī A 1. s. f. Sugarcandy. 2. adj. Of Egypt, Egyptian.

منہاج minhāj A (from نہج Heb. and Aram. ) s. Highway or road.