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ryaA misrl. Arab. Egyptian; Sh. Bid., 86.,iL mustafa. Arab. Selected, chosen; a name or
titleoften given to Muhammad (Ht. Md. Hanaf.,
2; Ht. Ism. Yat., i), and sometimes to Ali.
masalla. Arab. A prayer-mat; Ht. Kal.
Dam., 228.
bLa. maslahat or muslihat. Arab. Resource,
means; stratagem; Ht. Jay. Lengg., Ht. Gul.
Bak., 35, 47; used as an Arabic equivalent of
daya and upaya, q. v.
2Am mudlarat. I. Arab. Difficulty, loss, injury,
detriment. Tiyada-lah aku hendak mengambil
peretnpuwan yang megmberi mudlarat atas aku
ini: I do not care about carrying off a woman
who will bring trouble upon me; Ht. Sg.
Samb. Cf. also Ht. Abd., 97; Sej. Mal., I27;
Sh. I. M. P., 23. Often pronounced melarat or
mnutharat (th as in this).
II. A variant of melarat, to incline to; v.
larat.
'a mudlghat. Arab. A piece, a morsel; a
fragment (especially of something chewed);
Muj., 89.
mutila'at. Arab. Study; to study.
\ mutlak. Arab. Wakil mutlak: a general
written authority; a general power of
attorney; Sh. Peng., 12...a. matldfb. Arab. Longed for, desired; the object
wished for or loved. Apabila talib bertenmu
dengan mnathlb-nya: when the lover meets his
beloved; Ht. Gul Bak., I44. Mehadsilkan
matlub: to realize one's desire; Muj., 14.
c3* ma'&f. Arab. Pardon, forgiveness; liberation from the consequences of an offence. A ku
meminta ampun dan ma'df: I beg for pardon and
forgiveness; Ht. Abd., 7, 472. Ma'dfkan: to
pardon, to forgive; to let a man off; Ht. Abd.,
37. Ma'dfi: id.; Ht. Koris; Sh. Tab. Mimp.,
I7. Berma'df-ma'dfan: mutual forgiveness;
forgiving one another's trespasses; Sh. Lamp.,
7, 23..A mu'tabir. Arab. Worthy, reverend, respectable. Siti inm.: that most worthy damsel
(ironically); Sh. Peng., 23. The word is
usually pronounced no'tabar by Malays
unacquainted with Arabic.
Pechah sunggoh di-temnpoh pagar,
A nak biyawak mati di-kait;

Tuwan-ku raja yang no'tabar,
Jangan membawa hati ta'-baik:
my lord, you are a prince whose worth is respected, do not, therefore, harbour ill-feeling to
me; Ht. Koris.;j. mu'jizat. Arab. A miracle; great, miraculous, miracle-working; Ht. Md. Hanaf., 15;
Sh. I. M. P., 7.
ma'jmn. Arab. A prepared medicine; kneaded, of floury material. M. yang mustajdb: a
medicine of tried merit; Muj., 47.
z\ me'eraj. [Arab. mi'ardj.] The ladder to
Heaven; the "Golden Stairs;" Ht. Md. Hanaf.,
78. Lailatu'l-me'erdj: the night on which the
stair to Heaven was permitted to the vision
and use of Muhammad. Cf. me'erat.;a me'erat. [Arab. ni'ardj.] The ladder to
heaven; to die; to fall into a trance; the
admission of Muhammad to heaven. Bulan
mi. a name given to the month rajab. Biyarlah abang me'erat srta: may I die with you; Ht.
Sh. Kub.; cf. also Sh. Pant. Shl., 7. Me'erat
sa-ketika: a momentary trance; Ht. Sh. Kub.,3~ ma'rifat. Arab. Knowledge; perfect knowledge or wisdom. Al. tajwid: a knowledge of
the correct enunciation of Arabic; Ht. Ism.
Yat., 155. Hai sudara-ku muda mna'rifat: my
young and learned brother; Sh. Sg. Kanch.,
14. Also Ht. Koris; Ht. Sh. Mard.; Sh. Bur.
Nuri, 15.
ma'rif. Arab. Known, well-known; excellent; active, of a verb.
ma'shAk. Arab. The beloved; lady-love.
'Ashik dan mna'shilk: the lover and his beloved;
Ht. Gul Bak., io5.,,,^ ma'siyat. Arab. Crime, treachery, wicked

ness. MIa'siyat h/.ardin tiyada bertgmu: sin and
defilement are not to be met with; Sh. Ibl.,
5. Kerjakanz segala ma'siyat: to work all forms
of wickedness; Sh. May., io. Also Sh. Tab.
Mimp., i.
mu'atltlam. Arab. Great, honoured, revered.
ma'kul. Arab. Cormprehension; understanding.

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ma'alimor mu'alim. [Arab. mu'alim.] A
~ ^learned man; a scholar;' one well-versed in
anything, especially in navigation. Mu'alim
perahu: the navigating officer, mate or pilot
of a ship; Ht. Best. Ml. kapal: id.; Ht. Ind.
Nata; Hit. Abd., 359, 409. M. besar: a chief
mate or navigator; J. S. A. S., III., 64. M.
kechil or it. angin: a second mate who attends
to the sailing of the ship; J. S. A. S., III., 64.
Often pronounced maline.
f,. ma'lfim. Arab. Known. Ma'im-lah: be it
known. A l-ma'linm: id.; Bint. Timor, 4 April,
i895. Ma'lin-lah uleh satabat beta: be it
known to our friend. Maka ada-lah beta ma'lumkan kapada sakhdbat beta: "I have to inform
my friend";-a common expression in commencing the gist of a letter. Dalam ma'lum

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