منطقه mint̤aḳa A (noun of instrum. from نطق) s. m. A girdle, zone, belt. منطقة البروج min- t̤aḳatu-l-burūj, The celestial girdle, i. e. the zodiack. منطقه مبروده mint̤aḳa-e-mabrūda, The frigid zone. منطقه محروقه mint̤aḳa-e-maḥrūḳa, The torrid zone. منطقه معتدله mint̤aḳa-e-muﻌ- tadila, The temperate zone.

معمور maﻌmūr A (part. pass. of عمر Heb. and Aram. ) adj. 1. Inhabited, frequented, po- pulous; full, replete, complete. 2. Cultivated, happy, delightful, closed.

مدار madār S̱. (Sans. मंदार) s. f. Name of a plant. (Asclepias gigantea).

مودت mawaddat A (from ودّ Heb. and Aram. ) s. f. Friendship, love.

ملازمت mulāzamat A (inf. III. of لزم) s. f. 1. Assiduity, diligence. 2. Service, (met.) paying respects to a superiour, attendance.

ماديات māddīyāt A s. plur. (of ماديت) Material beings.

مبـﮩوت mabhūt A (part. pass. of بـﮩت Chald. ) adj. Stupified, astonished, struck dumb with astonishment, confounded, amazed.

ملال malāl A (from ملل) s. m. Sadness, grief, anguish, languor, vexation, dejection (of mind).

مـﮩر mahr A (Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. 1. A marriage portion or gift settled upon the wife before marriage, alimony, jointure. 2. Con- tracting by writing for such settlement.

منہدم munhadim A (part. act. VII. of هدم Heb. Chald. and Aram. ) adj. Demolished, destroyed.