ملتن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily relate to a specific type of wind that affects the sea, and also a geographical location in India. The derived terms are quite specialized.

Derived headwords

المُلْتَنّnoun

1.
wind that churns the seaclassical
A wind that churns the salty sea, as mentioned in works like 'Husn al-Muhadara'.

مُلْتَانname

1.
city in Indiaclassical
A city in India, located in the direction of Ghazna, which was conquered by Muhammad bin Qasim bin Aqil al-Thaqafi.

مولتانname

1.
city in India (variant)classical
A variant spelling for the city of Multan in India.

Parallel reading

الريح التي تقلب البحر المالح على النيل

The wind that churns the salty sea towards the Nile.

وأنشدوا: اشفع فللشافع أعلى يد عندي وأسنى من يد المحسنفالنيل ذو فضل ولكنهالشكر في ذلك للملتن

And they recited: Intercede, for the intercessor has a higher and more noble hand with me than the hand of the benefactor. The Nile has merit, but the gratitude in that is for the wind that churns the sea.

وبعض يقوله بالميم وهو غلط

And some say it with a 'meem' (M), which is an error.

وأورده الخفاجي في شفاء الغليل

And Al-Khafaji mentioned it in 'Shifa' al-Ghalil'.

ملتان، بالضم، ويكتب أيضا مولتان: مدينة بالهند على سمت غزنة من فتوح محمد بن القاسم بن عقيل الثقفي

Multan, with dammah, and also written as Maultan: a city in India in the direction of Ghazna, from the conquests of Muhammad bin Qasim bin Aqil al-Thaqafi.