مذبح maẕbiḥ A (prop. maẕbaḥ, noun of place from ذبح) s. m. A place of sacrifice, an altar.

مضبوط maẓbūt̤ A (part. pass. of ضبط) adj. 1. Strong, firm, fixed, fast. 2. Possessed, occu- pied, restrained, moderated.

مزاح muzāḥ A (from مزح) s. m. A jest, joke. ¶ mizāḥ (inf. III.) Jesting (with another per- son).

ماتا mātā S 1. (माता) s. f. Mother. 2. The smallpox. 3. (मत्त) adj. Drunk, intoxicated.

منجل मंजुल manjul S adj. See منج manju.

مطہره mat̤ʼhara A or mit̤ʼhara, s. m. A vessel to hold water or to pour water from in purification.

محرم muḥarram A (part. pass. II. of حرم Heb. ) 1. adj. Sacred, venerable, forbidden, ex- cluded. 2. (subst.) The name of the first Mu- hammadan month, held sacred on account of the death of Ḥusain, son of Aﻌlī, who was killed by Yazīd, near Kūfa. (Plur. محرمات mu- ḥarramāt, Things forbidden or unlawful). ¶ muḥrim (part. act. IV.) adj. Engaged in the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca, performing the ceremonies enjoined on entering a sacred place. ¶ maḥram (noun of place) s. 1. A spouse, a confidant, an intimate, an intimate friend. 2.

متعبد mutaʼaﻌbbid A (part. act. V. from عبد Heb. ) adj. 1. Devout, religious. 2. Refractory, stubborn (a camel).

متحرم mutaḥarrim A (part. act. V. of حرم Heb. ) adj. Revered, respected, prohibited, un- lawful.

مجالس majālis A s. plur. (of مجلس) Conferences, assemblies, convivial conversation.