Multan

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See also: multan and múltán

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ / ملتان (multān), from Saraiki ملتان (multān), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:

Proper noun

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Multan

  1. A city located in the South of the Punjab Province of Pakistan.

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References

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  1. ^ Moir, Zawahir, Shackle, Christopher (2013) Ismaili Hymns from South Asia: An Introduction to the Ginans, Routledge, →ISBN, page 186:The name of the actual city of Multan derives from the same Sanskrit word (Sk mūlasthāna-).
  2. ^ Calcutta Review, Volumes 92-93, University of Calcutta, 1891, 1891, page 223
  3. ^ Wink, André (2002) Al-Hind, Volume 1 Early Medieval India and the Expansion of Islam 7th-11th Centuries[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 186

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