English words starting with mahm

An ornately decorated unoccupied palanquin, borne by a camel, and formerly sent by royalty to represent themselves on the annual pilgrimage to mecca; especially that of the egyptian royal family.

(a) a persian silver coin (originally weighing 4.5 grams, 69 grains, and later reduced to 2.3 grams, 35 grains, equivalent in value to two shahis, and first issued by the safavid shah muhammad khudabanda (reigned 1578–88), continuing in circulation until the late 18th century; a money of account derived from this. (b) any of a number of indian coins whose issue was initiated by a ruler called mahmud, such as the gold mahmudi (weighing 11.5 grams, 177 grains) of mahmud i (1458–1511), sultan of gujarat.