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