منطقه mint̤aḳa A (noun of instrum. from نطق) s. m. A girdle, zone, belt. منطقة البروج min- t̤aḳatu-l-burūj, The celestial girdle, i. e. the zodiack. منطقه مبروده mint̤aḳa-e-mabrūda, The frigid zone. منطقه محروقه mint̤aḳa-e-maḥrūḳa, The torrid zone. منطقه معتدله mint̤aḳa-e-muﻌ- tadila, The temperate zone.