ممتاز mumtāz pass. part. of اِمتاز 'to be separated, be made distinct,' c., viii of ماز for ميز, 'to separate,' c.
A ممتاز mumtāz (pass. part. of اِمتاز 'to be separated, be made distinct,' &c., viii of ماز (for) ميز, 'to separate,' &c.), part. adj. Separated, or set apart (from), chosen, or selected (from); distinguished; select; exalted; illustrious, eminent, pre-eminent:—mumtāz karnā, v.t. To distinguish (a person, from, or from among, -se); to render pre-eminent, to exalt (one, above, -se):—mumtāz honā (-meṅ), To be distinguished (in, or among); to be singled out for distinction (from among); to be pre-eminent (among); to be exalted (over, or above).