mashīnī a (a) machine: ~ काम (औज़ार, युग) -- work (tools, age). (b) mechanical [खिलौने toys, सामान goods, हथौड़ा hammer].

maṭak fu coquetry, flirtation; युवती की ~ -- of a young woman; ~ ताल coquettish/ flirtatious gait.

marda mc (a) man: ~ और औरते़ं men and women; मर्दों के लिए for men. (b) husband: मेरा ~ my husband. (c) [attrib.] brave: ~ आदमी -- person; ~ बच्चे -- children; ~ बनो be brave. [syn. पुरुष]

mimiyānā vi (a) to bleat: बकरी या भेड़ मिमियाती है a goat or a sheep bleats. (b) to speak through nose: यह क्या मिमिया रहे हो, साफ़-साफ़ बोलो what's this uttering through your nose, speak distinctly.

mircha fc (a) chilli [usu. लाल ~]. (b) [usu. काली ~] pepper. △ मिर्चें लगना to be offended.

mān·nā vt (a) to believe: मानो या न मानो believe it or not; मैं नहीं मानता कि वर्षा हो रही है I do not believe that it is raining; वे ईश्‍वर को मानते हैं they believe in God. (b) to admit, to confess: वह मान गया कि ग़लती/भूल हो गई he admitted/confessed that there was a mistake; चोर ने अपना अपराध मान लिया the thief admitted/confessed his guilt. (c) to assent, to agree: वह तुरंत मान गया he agreed at once; वह मेरा सुझाव नहीं मानेगा he will not assent/agree to my suggestion. (d) to suppose, to imagine: मान लें कि आप नेता हैं let us suppose/imagine that you are a leader; मान लो कि वह ग़ल्ती पर है suppose he is in wrong. (e) to regard, to recognize: उसे इस विषय का अधिकारी माना जाता है he is recognized/regarded as an authority on this subject; वह उसे अपनी सहेली मानती थी she regarded her as her friend; उसका दावा माना गया his/her claim was recognized. (f) to grant: मैं मानता हूँ कि वह सच्ची है I grant that she is right. (g) [various meanings in contexts] मेरी बात मानो heed what I say; माता-पिता की आज्ञा मानो obey your parents; बुरा मत मानिए don't take it ill; मेरी सलाह मानिए take my advice; किसी का अंकुश (आग्रह, रोब) ~ to submit to one's control/ restraint (insistence, awe); शर्तें ~ to accept terms/conditions.

mālāmāl a [gen. predicative] very prosperous/rich: दुकानदार रातोंरात ~ हो गया the shopkeeper became -- overnight; किसी को ~ करना to enrich smb, to make smb prosperous. [syn. अमीर, धनी]

mistarī mc (a) mechanic [कुशल skilled, फूहड़ clumsy, प्रशिक्षित trained, होशियार clever]. (b) [loosely for any kind of artisan] mason, blacksmith, electrician [also called राज-मिस्तरी, लोहार- मिस्तरी, बिजली-मिस्तरी respectively].

mubārak·bād fu = मुबारक

mahattvapūrṇa a important [कार्य work, निर्णय decision, पत्र paper, प्रश्न question, व्यक्‍ित person, समस्या problem, स्थान place]; मुझे बहुत ~ जान पड़ा it seemed -- to me; ~ अवसरों पर on -- occasions.