ممتاز
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| م ي ز (m y z) |
| 13 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of the verb اِمْتَازَ (imtāza, “to be distinguished”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mum.taːz/
- Rhymes: -aːz
Adjective
مُمْتَاز • (mumtāz) (feminine مُمْتَازَة (mumtāza), masculine plural مُمْتَازُون (mumtāzūn), feminine plural مُمْتَازَات (mumtāzāt))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُمْتَاز mumtāz |
الْمُمْتَاز al-mumtāz |
مُمْتَازَة mumtāza |
الْمُمْتَازَة al-mumtāza |
| nominative | مُمْتَازٌ mumtāzun |
الْمُمْتَازُ al-mumtāzu |
مُمْتَازَةٌ mumtāzatun |
الْمُمْتَازَةُ al-mumtāzatu |
| accusative | مُمْتَازًا mumtāzan |
الْمُمْتَازَ al-mumtāza |
مُمْتَازَةً mumtāzatan |
الْمُمْتَازَةَ al-mumtāzata |
| genitive | مُمْتَازٍ mumtāzin |
الْمُمْتَازِ al-mumtāzi |
مُمْتَازَةٍ mumtāzatin |
الْمُمْتَازَةِ al-mumtāzati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُمْتَازَيْن mumtāzayn |
الْمُمْتَازَيْن al-mumtāzayn |
مُمْتَازَتَيْن mumtāzatayn |
الْمُمْتَازَتَيْن al-mumtāzatayn |
| nominative | مُمْتَازَانِ mumtāzāni |
الْمُمْتَازَانِ al-mumtāzāni |
مُمْتَازَتَانِ mumtāzatāni |
الْمُمْتَازَتَانِ al-mumtāzatāni |
| accusative | مُمْتَازَيْنِ mumtāzayni |
الْمُمْتَازَيْنِ al-mumtāzayni |
مُمْتَازَتَيْنِ mumtāzatayni |
الْمُمْتَازَتَيْنِ al-mumtāzatayni |
| genitive | مُمْتَازَيْنِ mumtāzayni |
الْمُمْتَازَيْنِ al-mumtāzayni |
مُمْتَازَتَيْنِ mumtāzatayni |
الْمُمْتَازَتَيْنِ al-mumtāzatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُمْتَازِين mumtāzīn |
الْمُمْتَازِين al-mumtāzīn |
مُمْتَازَات mumtāzāt |
الْمُمْتَازَات al-mumtāzāt |
| nominative | مُمْتَازُونَ mumtāzūna |
الْمُمْتَازُونَ al-mumtāzūna |
مُمْتَازَاتٌ mumtāzātun |
الْمُمْتَازَاتُ al-mumtāzātu |
| accusative | مُمْتَازِينَ mumtāzīna |
الْمُمْتَازِينَ al-mumtāzīna |
مُمْتَازَاتٍ mumtāzātin |
الْمُمْتَازَاتِ al-mumtāzāti |
| genitive | مُمْتَازِينَ mumtāzīna |
الْمُمْتَازِينَ al-mumtāzīna |
مُمْتَازَاتٍ mumtāzātin |
الْمُمْتَازَاتِ al-mumtāzāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: mümtaz
- → Ottoman Turkish: ممتاز (mümtaz)
- Turkish: mümtaz
- → Persian: ممتاز (see there for further descendants)
- → Uzbek: mumtoz
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ممتاز”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُمْتَاز (mumtāz).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mum.ˈtaːz/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊm.t̪ʰɑ́ːz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mom.t̪ʰɒ́ːz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mum.t̪ʰɔ́z]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mumtāz |
| Dari reading? | mumtāz |
| Iranian reading? | momtâz |
| Tajik reading? | mumtoz |
Adjective
ممتاز • (mumtāz / momtâz) (Tajik spelling мумтоз)
Descendants
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “ممتاز”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُمْتَاز (mumtāz), from Arabic مُمْتَاز (mumtāz).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊm.t̪ɑːz/
- Rhymes: -ɑːz
Adjective
مُمْتاز • (mumtāz) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुमताज़)
Proper noun
مُمْتاز • (mumtāz) f (Hindi spelling मुमताज़)
- a unisex given name, Mumtaz, from Arabic
Descendants
- → Palula: mumtaáz
Further reading
- Fallon, S. W. (1879), “ممتاز”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 1117
- Platts, John T. (1884), “ممتاز”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1068
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “ممتاز”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 608
- “ممتاز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- “ممتاز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.