مچکنا machaknā H v. n. 1. To have pain in the joints. 2. To creak (as, a bedstead, &c.).

مکي mukkī S̱. s. f. A blow with the fist, buffet. See مکا mukkā.

مارا mārā S̱. (from مارنا) adj. 1. Beaten, smitten, slain. 2. Foundered, or overturned (a boat, &c.). 3. (subst.) A victim. مارا پڙنا mārā- paṛnā, To be killed or slain. مارا ماري mārā- mārī (मारामारि) 1. Mutual beating, scuf- fle, fray, bickering, broil. 2. Preposteræ ve- neris usus reciprocus. مارا مارا پهرنا mārā mārā phirnā, To wander.

معادن maʼāﻌdin A s. plur. (of معدن) Mines.

مفتقر muftaḳir A (part. act. VIII. of فقر) adj. Empoverished, reduced to poverty.

مربع murabbaﻌ A (part. pass. II. of ربع Heb. ) adj. 1. Being four in number. 2. Square, quadrangular. 3. Sitting cross-legged (like a tailor). 4. Having a quartan ague. 5. s. A quatrain or stanza of four lines.

مدد madad H s. (dakh.) Betel-leaf mixed with opium and used for smoking. (Qanoon-e-islam). A. P. مدد گار madad-gār, An assister, aider, pro- tector, ally, auxiliary, helper. A. P. مدد گاري madad-gār-ī, s. f. Assistance.

مروهي maroh-ī H (or marwāhī) adj. Affectionate.

متاس mutās S̱. (मुमूत्रयिषा or comp. of موت Urine, and آس Desire) s. f. Desire or inclina- tion to piss.

ماتم mātam A s. m. Grief, mourning. ماتم پرسي mātam-purs-ī, s. f. Oblations, funeral obse- quies, condolence. ماتم خانه mātam-ḵẖāna, House of mourning. ماتم دار mātam-dār, A mourner, mourning. ماتم داري mātam-dār-ī, s. f. Mourning, observance of mourning. ماتم زده mātam-zada, adj. Mourning, affected with grief on account of the death of some relative. ماتم سرا mātam-sarā, s. f. or ماتم کده mātam- kada, s. m. A house of mourning. ماتم کرنا karnā, To mourn, to lament. A. P. ماتمي mātam-ī, adj. Of or relating to mourning,