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Multan

Multan proper noun: a city in Punjab, Pakistan.

Proper noun

Multan

  1. A city in Punjab, Pakistan.
  2. A division of Punjab, Pakistan.

Multan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

Multan in Hindi

city in Pakistan
मुल्तान multān, मुलतान multān

Multan in Marathi

city in Pakistan
मुल्तान multān

Multan in Urdu

city in Pakistan
ملتان multān

Multan in Bengali

city in Pakistan
মুল্তান multan, মুলতান mulotan
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Multan in Punjabi
ਮੁਲਤਾਨ multān
Multan in Odia
ମୁଲତାନ mulatāna

Origin of Multan

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ / ملتان (multān), from Saraiki ملتان (multān), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * From Sanskrit मुलस्थान (mulasthāna)/मूलस्थान (mūlasthāna), from मुल (mula, “a Sun deity or an ancient Hindu tribe”) + स्थान (sthāna). * From Old Persian mulastāna (“frontier land”).

Phrases with Multan

Questions about Multan

What does Multan mean?
Multan means a city in Punjab, Pakistan.
What is Multan in Hindi?
Multan in Hindi is मुल्तान (multān), मुलतान (multān). See Multan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Multan?
Multan is a proper noun.

Words near Multan in the dictionary

  1. mult
  2. mult box
  3. mult boxes
  4. mult-
  5. multal
  6. Multan
  7. Multan Division
  8. multangle
  9. multangles
  10. multangular
  11. multangulars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Multan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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