مناظره munāz̤ara H (inf. III. of نظر Heb. and Aram. and ) s. m. Disputation, dispute, discussion, contest, argumentation, argument.

مشلول mashlūl A (part. pass. of شلّ Heb. ) adj. Paralytick.

مليح malīḥ A (from ملح Heb. Chald. and Aram. ) adj. Agreeable, sweet, charming, beautiful.

موهن मोहन mohan S 1. s. m. A sweetheart, fascination; a name of Kr̤ish̤ṇa. 2. adj. Fas- cinating, charming, depriving of sense, capti- vating. موهن بهوگ mohan-bhog, A kind of sweetmeat. موهن مالا mohan-mālā, Name of an ornament, a string or necklace composed of gold beads and corals.

محاصر muḥāṣir A part. act. (III. of حصر) Be- sieging; besieger.

مبين mubīn A (part. act. IV. of بين Heb. and Chald. ) adj. Manifest, clear. ¶ mubaiyan (part. pass. II. of بين) adj. Explained, illus- trated.

متعين mutaʼaﻌiyin A (part. act. V. from عين Heb. and Chald. ) adj. Appointed, fixed, consti- tuted, deputed, determined; s. m. Deputy, agent. متعين کرنا mutaʼaﻌiyin karna, To appoint, depute, &c.

مچهـ machh S or machchha (मच्छ or मत्स्य) s. m. 1. A fish in general. 2. The name of the first avatār, or incarnation, when Vish̤ṇu appeared in the shape of the small fish (शफरी) sapharī, to Satyavrata, or Hayagrīva, to warn him of the general deluge, and desire him to place the four Vedas in the boat which he (Vish̤ṇu) would preserve. The fish was first taken up by Hayagrīva in his hands when bathing, being then of the size of the sapharī (or ponṭhī); but, it grew too large for being contained in a tank, river, &c. and was carried to the sea; where, afterwards, it supported the

مناجاتي munājāt-ī A. s. One who prays.

ميعاد mīʼāﻌd A (noun of place and time of وعد Heb. and Aram. and ) s. m. The time or place of a promise.