مفر mafarr A (from فرّ Heb. and Chald. ) s. m. A place of refuge. (Plur. مفار).

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.

ماهي māhī P s. f. A fish; the fish on which the earth is supposed to rest. ماهي توه māhī-tawa, s. m. A fryingpan. ماهي خوار māhī-ḵẖẉār, s. m. A heron, cormorant. ماهي دندان māhī- dandān, A fishʼs tooth, of which the hilts of swords, &c. are made. ماهي فروش māhī-farosh, s. m. A fish-man, or -monger. ماهي گير māhī- gīr, s. m. 1. A fisherman. 2. An otter. (Lutra lutreola: Shaw). ماهي مراتب māhī-marātib, s. m. Certain honours, of which the privilege is especially conferred on princes and great nobles. They are denoted by the figure of a fish, with other insignia (two balls), carried as ensigns upon elephants.

معايب maʼāﻌʼịb A s. plur. (of معاب) Vices.

مستطاب mustat̤āb A (part. pass. X. of طيب Heb. and Aram. and ) adj. Good, gracious, agreeable, excellent, pure.

مرچا mirchā S̱. s. m. (मरिच) Chili pep- per. (Capsicum frutescens).

متتبع mutatabbiﻌ A (part. act. V. of تبع) adj. Imitative; (subst.) An imitator.

مشاطه mashshāt̤a A (from مشط) s. f. 1. A waiting maid, woman who combs hair, tirewoman, a bride-dresser. 2. A woman who makes or concerts marriages, a go-between.

مچرمچر michar-michar H Eating without an ap- petite.

مـﮩم muhimm A (part. act. IV. of همّ Heb. and Chald. ) adj. Important, serious; s. f. Ur- gent, momentous business, important affair, affair of consequence, exigence, exploit, enterprise.