مسخره masḵẖara A (from سخر) s. m. A droll, a jester, a buffoon, a laughingstock.

ملغوبا malg̠ẖobā H. (corrupt. of ملگوبا) s. m. 1. Emitting saliva. 2. Name of a dish (māsh mixed with dahī).

مـﮩاوت mahāwat S̱. (महामात्र) s. m. An elephant driver or keeper.

مقتل maḳtal A (noun of place of قتل Heb. and Aram. ) 1. A place of slaughter or of execu- tion. 2. The place of death, i. e. any diseased or wounded part of the body that causes death.

ملک mulk A s. m. A country, kingdom, realm, region, reign, sovereignty, dominion. ملک داري mulk-dār-ī, s. f. Dominion, empire, go- vernment, ruling. ملک راني mulk-rān-ī (ران rān, part. act. of راندن To drive) s. f. So- vereignty, absolute sway. ملک ستاني mulk- sitān-ī, s. f. Conquest. ملک گيري mulk-gīr-ī, s. f. Conquest, territorial conquest, sovereignty, political affairs. ¶ malak (Heb. ) s. m. An angel. ملک الموت malaku-l-maut, The angel of death, Iﻌzrāʼīl. ¶ milk, s. f. Posses- sion, dominion, property, right. (Plur. املاک). ¶ malik (Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A king. (Plur. ملوک). ملک الشعرا maliku-sh-shuʼaﻌrā, Prince of poets. ملک زاده malik-zāda, s. m. A prince, a kingʼs son.

معافي muʼāﻌf-ī A. (part. act. III. of عفو or from معاف q. v.) adj. Exempt from rent and tax

منہرن man-haran S̱. s. Heart-stealer.

مندنا mundnā मुद्रण S̱. 1. v. n. To be shut, closed, contracted. 2. v. a. To close.

ماش माष māsh̤ S s. m. A kind of vetch. (Pha- seolus max. or radiatus).

مشتبه mushtabih A (part. act. VIII. of شبه) adj. Ambiguous, obscure, doubtful.