ਤਮੀਜ਼

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਤਮੀਜ (tamīj)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تمیز (tamîz), from Arabic تَمْيِيز (tamyīz), verbal noun of مَيَّزَ (mayyaza, “differentiate”).

Noun

ਤਮੀਜ਼ • (tamīz) f (Shahmukhi spelling تمیز)

1. recognition, distinction, discrimination
2. manners, decorum, politeness

Related terms

• ਬਦ ਤਮੀਜ਼ (bad tamīz, “rude”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਤਮੀਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024