مرغي murg̠ẖ-ī P. s. f. A hen. مرغي والا murg̠ẖī- wālā, s. m. A poulterer.

مسله masla A. (for مسأله from سأل Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. Question, proposition, problem, a precept of Muḥammad.

ملتاني multānī H 1. s. f. Name of a rāginī or musical mode. 2. adj. Of Multān. ملتاني مٿي multānī maṭṭī, s. f. Armenian bole. (Lit. earth of Multān).

مسطر mist̤ar A (noun of instrument of سطر Heb. and Chald. ) s. f. 1. A ruler (commonly, one made by stringing threads parallel to each other on paper, &c. and the lines are marked by pressing the sheet on this before writing). 2. A line.

مدخول madḵẖūl A (part. pass. of دخل) adj. En- tered, put in, inserted.

ميکڐمبر mekḍambar S̱. s. m. (dakh.) Elephant.

مکار makkār A s. m. (adj. superl. of مکر) A cheat, a knave, im- postor. adj. Deceitful, insidious, artful.

مرد mard P s. m. A male, a man, a hero (vir). مرد آدمي mard-i-ādmī, A gentleman. مرد آدميت mard-i-ādmīyat, s. f. Gentility, generosity. مرد آزما mard-āzmā, adj. Man-trying or -proving. مرد باز mard-bāz, A lascivious woman, adultress, strumpet. مرد بازي mard-bāz-ī, s. f. Adultery. مرد بچه mard-bachcha, The son of a brave man. (Pers. plur. مردان).

مطالعه mut̤ālaʼaﻌ A (inf. III. of طلع) s. m. 1. Contemplation, consideration. 2. Reading, study, perusal. مطالعه کرنا mut̤ālaʼaﻌ karnā, To study, to read, to peruse.

متعسر mutaʼaﻌssir A (part. act. V. of عسر) adj. Difficult, intricate.