مصطبه maṣt̤aba A s. m. An inn or place of re- ception for strangers.

مورث mūris̤ A (part. act. IV. of ورث Heb. ) s. m. A cause, an author.

موخر muʼaḵẖḵẖir A (part. act. II. of أخر Heb. ) adj. 1. Posterior, consequent. 2. De- layed, procrastinated.

مطعومات mat̤ʼūﻌmāt A s. plur. (part. pass. of طعام) Victuals, eatables, viands.

مانگي māngī S̱. (from مانگنا) s. f. 1. A loan, what is borrowed. 2. part. Betrothed (a woman).

مسرت masarrat A (inf. of سرّ) s. f. Gladness, cheerfulness, joy.

مشغله mashg̠ẖala A s. m. 1. Employment. 2. Pastime.

ملک mulk A s. m. A country, kingdom, realm, region, reign, sovereignty, dominion. ملک داري mulk-dār-ī, s. f. Dominion, empire, go- vernment, ruling. ملک راني mulk-rān-ī (ران rān, part. act. of راندن To drive) s. f. So- vereignty, absolute sway. ملک ستاني mulk- sitān-ī, s. f. Conquest. ملک گيري mulk-gīr-ī, s. f. Conquest, territorial conquest, sovereignty, political affairs. ¶ malak (Heb. ) s. m. An angel. ملک الموت malaku-l-maut, The angel of death, Iﻌzrāʼīl. ¶ milk, s. f. Posses- sion, dominion, property, right. (Plur. املاک). ¶ malik (Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A king. (Plur. ملوک). ملک الشعرا maliku-sh-shuʼaﻌrā, Prince of poets. ملک زاده malik-zāda, s. m. A prince, a kingʼs son.

ماوي māwạ̄ A s. See ماوا Abode, &c.

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.