مشعله mashʼaﻌla A s. m. (from شعل) A torch, flambeau, lantern. مشعلچي mashʼaﻌl-chī, s. m. A torchbearer.

مـﮩا پرلي महाप्रलय mahā-pralai S or -pralaya, s. m. 1. A destruction of the world, occurring after every period of 4,320,000,000 years. 2. A total destruction of the universe, happening after a period commensurate with the life of Brahmā, or 100 years, each day of which is equal to the period first stated, and each night of which is of similar duration; at the expira- tion of this term, the seven Lokas or divisions of the universe, with the saints, gods and Brah- mā himself, are annihilated.

مقفل muḳaffal A (part. pass. II. of قفل Chald. and Aram. ) adj. Locked.

مرسا marsā मारिष S̱. s. m. Name of a pot- herb. (Amaranthus oleraceus).

منجر manjar मंजरी S̱. s. f. The blossom (of a tree).

منانا manānā S̱. (causal of ماننا मानन) v. a. 1. To persuade, to cause to agree (to any thing), to conciliate, to propitiate, to sooth, to coax, to assuage, to appease, to put in mind. منانا دنانا manānā danānā, To appease, to conciliate. 2. To do, to act, to perform, to make. اورعاشق پڙارنگ رليان مناي Aur āﻌshiḳ paṛā rang-raliyāṅ manāʼe. (Bakā-

مجذور majẕūr A (part. pass. of جذر Square root, Heb. and Chald. A part, segment) s. m. Square (in arithmetick).

موسل mūsal मुसल S̱. s. m. A wooden pestle. موسلان سون ڐهول بجانا mūslāṅ sūṅ ḍhol bajānā (dakh.) To feast, to make merry.

مکڙا makṛā मर्कट S̱. s. m. 1. A kind of grain. 2. A spider.

مصالح maṣāliḥ A (plur. of مصلحت from صلح Heb. Chald. Aram. ) s. m. 1. Affairs. 2. Ho- nour, glory, employments. 3. Materials. 4. (Hind.) Drugs, spices, seasoning. مصالح ڐالنا