Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Mintaqa

मिन्तक़ा
said min-ta-qa
also written: Mintaqa-tul-Buruj
Meaning

The celestial belt or girdle of the zodiac encircling the heavens; a zone or band.

Literally: girdle, belt

Usage & notes

The zodiac's girdle appears as the ordered cincture of the old sky, a measured band that the boundless spirit of Iqbal's man overruns.