mümtaz

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic مُمْتَاز (mumtāz).

Adjective

mümtaz (comparative daha mümtaz, superlative ən mümtaz)

  1. (archaic) outstanding, distinguished, remarkable
    Synonyms: seçilən, seçilmiş
  2. (archaic) excellent
    Synonym: əla
  3. (archaic) privileged
    Synonym: imtiyazlı

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ممتاز, from Arabic مُمْتَاز (mumtāz).

Adjective

mümtaz

  1. distinguished, selected
  2. excellent
  3. privileged; autonomous

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mümtaz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ممتز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1976
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 820
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