मुमताज़

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ممتاز (mumtāz), from Arabic مُمْتَاز (mumtāz). Compare Bengali মমতাজ (momotaj).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mʊm.t̪ɑːz/, [mʊ̃m.t̪äːz], /mʊm.t̪ɑːd͡ʒ/, [mʊ̃m.t̪äːd͡ʒ]

Adjective

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मुमताज़ (mumtāz) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ممتاز)

  1. unique
  2. illustrious
  3. distinguished

Proper noun

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मुमताज़ (mumtāzm or f by sense (Urdu spelling ممتاز)

  1. a unisex given name, Mumtaz, from Arabic
    मुमताज़ महलmumtāz mahalMumtaz Mahal

Declension

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NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.