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

محاسب muḥāsib A (part. act. III. of حسب Heb. ) s. m. An accountant, a calculator, one who keeps accounts, an examiner or auditor of accounts, an arithmetician.

منگنا mangnā S̱. v. a. (dakh.) To ask for, &c. See مانگنا māngnā.

مطلع mat̤laﻌ A (noun of place of طلع) s. m. 1. The place of rising, the rising (of the sun, &c.), the east. 2. The beginning or exordium of a poem. Plur. مطلعات Openings of poems.

مقطع maḳt̤aﻌ A (noun of place or inf. from قطع Chald. ) s. m. 1. The last verse of a poem. 2. Cutting, amputating. ¶ miḳt̤aﻌ (noun of in- strum.) Shears for cutting cloth, silver, &c. a cutting instrument in general. ¶ muḳat̤t̤aﻌ (part. pass. II.) adj. 1. Cut, cut out, shaped. 2. Well dressed, well shaped, beautiful.

متا matā S̱. 1. (for मत) s. m. Counsel, advice. 2. (for मत्त) adj. (dakh.) Intoxicated, furious, mad (an elephant).

متو matau S̱. s. m. (in Braj) for متا matā, q. v.

منتر मंत्र mantar S or mantra, s. m. 1. A charm, philter, spell, incantation. 2. Secret consulta- tion, private advice. منترجنتر mantar-jantar (मंत्रयंत्र) Incantation, exorcism.

متعصب mutaʼaﻌṣṣib A (part. act. V. of عصب) adj. Partial, bigoted, superstitious, prejudiced.

مودت mawaddat A (from ودّ Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. Friendship, love.