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

متـﮩم muttahim A part. act. (VIII. of وهم) Sus- pected.

ملايمت mulāyamat A (inf. III. of لأم) s. f. Softness, tenderness, gentleness, affability.

مفتوح maftūḥ A (part. pass. of فتح Heb. and

مفوح mufarriḥ A (part. act. II. of فرح Heb. ) 1. Exhilarating, amusing. 2. An exhilarating medicine, in which rubies are an ingredient.

مبر mubirr A (part. act. IV. of برّ) adj. Superiour, overcoming.

مد madd A (Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. 1. Ex- tension, production, lengthening. 2. The flux of the sea, flood-tide. مد وجزر madd-o-jazr, Tide, the flux and reflux of the sea. 3. The mark (~) placed sometimes over alif, thus آ, when the letter is pronounced long and broad. 4. A peculiar mode of writing certain words in accounts. مد ظله madda z̤illu-hu, May his sha- dow, or power be extended. مد نظر madd-i-naz̤ar, or مد نگاه madd-i-nigāh, s. f. 1. Exten- sion or stretch of sight, as far as the eye can reach, the object of sight, regard, prospect, before the eyes, in view, in sight. 2. Kind looks, encouragement. ¶ mudd, A dry mea- sure equal to one and one third rat̤l, or according to others to two rat̤l.

مگرمچهہ magar-machh मकरमत्स्य S̱. s. m. See s̱. مگر magar.

مينـﮩدي meṅhdī S̱. (Sans. मेन्धी) s. f. The name of a plant from the leaves of which a red die is prepared, with which the natives stain their hands and feet. (Lawsonia inermis).

مصنع muṣannaﻌ A (part. pass. II. of صنع) adj. Factitious, artificial.