In the land of the lion and sun, or, modern Persia

by C. J. Wills

Mast (māst).—Curdled milk (Turkish, yaourt).

Maund (man).—A Persian weight of nearly seven, or nearly fourteen pounds.

Meana (miyāna).—The middle. The middle tube of the water-pipe.

Mehdresseh (medresseh; Arabic, madrasat).—A college.

Mejlis (majlas).—An assembly, a reception.

Mil, Meel (mayl).—A column, a watch-tower.

Mir-achor (mīr-ākhur).—Master of the horse, the.

Mir-shikar (mīr-shikār).—Chief huntsman, the.

Mirza (mīrzā).—One who can write, a clerk, a secretary, a gentleman. As an affix equals “Prince.”