ماگده मागध māgadh S s. m. A bard, a min- strel, whose duty it is to recite the praises of sovereigns, their genealogy and the deeds of their ancestors, in their presence; and to attend on the march of an army, and animate the soldiers

مکهوڙا makhoṛā H s. m. (dakh.) Large red or black ant. (Harris).

مصوري maṣauwir-ī A. s. f. Painting, drawing, &c.

مگس magas P s. f. 1. A fly. 2. A kind of indian corn. 3. A freckle. مگس ران magas- rān, A fly-flap. مگس راني magas-rān-ī, Driving away flies.

مصراع miṣrāﻌ A (from صرع) s. m. A leaf of a folding door; a hemistich, a single line (in poetry).

مصروف maṣrūf A (part. pass. of صرف) adj. 1.

مشروع mashrūﻌ A (part. pass. of شرع Heb. ) 1. adj. Initiated, begun, commenced. 2. Le- gal, just, prescribed by law. 3. s. m. A kind of cloth made of silk and cotton mixed (dressed in which it is lawful for Musalmāns to pray: that not being allowed in cloth entirely of silk).

مقرري maḳarrar-ī A. adj. Fixed, appointed. s. f. A fixed stipend, an appointment. adv. Cer- tainly.

معمور maﻌmūr A (part. pass. of عمر Heb. and Aram. ) adj. 1. Inhabited, frequented, po- pulous; full, replete, complete. 2. Cultivated, happy, delightful, closed.

ماهر māhur H s. m. Poison.