Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ممتاز (mumtāz), from Arabic مُمْتَاز (mumtāz, excellent; distinguished; privileged). Compare Hindi मुमताज़ (mumtāz).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mɔmt̪ad͡ʒ/, [ˈmɔmt̪ad͡ʒ], /mɔmot̪ad͡ʒ/, [ˈmɔmot̪ad͡ʒ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mɔmt̪adʑ/, [ˈmɔmt̪adʑ], /mɔmot̪adʑ/, [ˈmɔmot̪adʑ]

Proper noun

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মমতাজ (momotaj)

  1. a unisex given name, Momtaz, Momtaj, or Momotaj, from Arabic