63%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Arabic, Urdu Scripts ممتاز(Arabic, Urdu) Pronounced Pron. /mum.ˈtaːz/(Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "distinguished" in Arabic. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesMümtaz(Turkish) Same SpellingMümtaz Categories empresses, greatness, Virtua Tennis opponent characters