ماهي māhī P s. f. A fish; the fish on which the earth is supposed to rest. ماهي توه māhī-tawa, s. m. A fryingpan. ماهي خوار māhī-ḵẖẉār, s. m. A heron, cormorant. ماهي دندان māhī- dandān, A fishʼs tooth, of which the hilts of swords, &c. are made. ماهي فروش māhī-farosh, s. m. A fish-man, or -monger. ماهي گير māhī- gīr, s. m. 1. A fisherman. 2. An otter. (Lutra lutreola: Shaw). ماهي مراتب māhī-marātib, s. m. Certain honours, of which the privilege is especially conferred on princes and great nobles. They are denoted by the figure of a fish, with other insignia (two balls), carried as ensigns upon elephants.

ممسوس mamsūs A (part. pass. of مسّ Heb. and

موني maunī H s. f. A small round basket, a work- basket: see مونا maunā. ¶ monī, s. f. Point, end.

مرتفع murtafaﻌ A or murtafiﻌ (part. pass. or act. VIII. of رفع) adj. Elevated, exalted, high, sublime, eminent, aggrandized. S. مرتک मृतक (r. मृ Die) mr̤itak, s. m. A dead body, a corpse.

ماڙني māṛnī मंड S̱. s. f. Paste.

ملاحد malāḥid A s. plur. (of ملحد) Infidels, atheists, hereticks.

منال manāl A (noun of place from نيل or for منوال) s. m. Profit, gains, place or means of gain: manner.

مدهماتا madhmātā मधुमत्त S̱. adj. Intoxi- cated, drunk.

مني man-ī P s. f. Egotism, presumption, boasting.

مردار murdār P adj. Polluted, impure, squalid, ugly, profane; (subst.) Carrion, piece of car- rion. مردارخوار murdār-ḵẖẉār, A species of eagle or crow that feeds filthily.