Mumtaz

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
1/25/2013, 11:59 PM	Mike C	added

Gender Masculine & Feminine

Usage Arabic, Urdu

Scripts ممتاز(Arabic, Urdu)

Pronounced Pron. /mum.ˈtaːz/(Arabic)

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).