مثنوي mas̤nawī A (from ثني) s. f. The sort of verse, in which the couplets rhime regularly, as in English heroick verse; a poem in that verse. (Plur. مثنويات mas̤nawīyāt).

مرات mirʼāt A (Heb. from رأي Heb. ) s. f. A mirror, speculum. ¶ marrāt, s. plur. (of مرة from مرّ) Times, turns.

مشق mashḳ A s. f. 1. Piercing suddenly with a spear, striking with velocity. 2. Beating, lashing, tearing. 3. Combing. 4. Drawing (a garment, thing, &c.) every way in order to stretch it. 5. Eating of the best parts (of fo- rage, &c.). 6. (A man) galled between the thighs. 7. Tall, slender (girl). 8. (met.) An example, copy to write after, exercise, practice, usage, use.

منچ मंच manch S s. m. A platform, a scaffold; a sort of throne or chair of state, or the platform

مين پهل maiṅ-phal मदनफल S̱. s. m. Name

مکافات mukāfāt A (inf. III. of کفي) s. f. Re- compense, retribution, retaliation, requital.

موکهـ mokh S̱. (from मुख) s. m. An airhole, spy-hole, or hole in a wall for light, &c. S̱. موکها 1. mūkhā (मट्टक) s. m. The ridge of a thatch, the topping or coping of a wall. 2. mokhā (मुख) s. m. A small hole in a wall for admitting light and air, an airhole, an aperture.

موچهـ मोक्ष mochh̤ S s. m. Release, liberation, deliverance, absolution, salvation, beatitude, final and eternal happiness, the liberation of the soul from the body and its exemption from further transmigration.

ملکاٿ malakāṭ H s. m. (dakh.) Doubt, ap- prehension: see وسواس waswās.

موشک mūshak P s. A bat. (Vespertilio).