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Mumtaz
Pronunciation	[mumtɑz], [momtɑz]
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	"excellent", "the distinguished" or "the best"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Momtaz

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Mumtaz (Arabic: ممتاز) means "excellent" in the Arabic language. It may be used to signal commendation for an achievement, similar in meaning to bravo and kudos.

Derived from it is a personal name commonly used in various countries in the Muslim world, mainly Afghanistan, Brunei, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Turkey. It can also be used as a female name. Mumtazah is a related female version.

People with the given name

Mumtaz Mahal (1593–1631), Indian empress

Mumtaz (Indian actress) (born 1947), Indian film actress
Mumtaz (Pakistani actress) (born 1948), Pakistani film actress
Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi (1933-1969), birth name of Madhubala (1933–1969), Indian film actress
Momtaz Begum (born 1974), Bangladeshi folk singer
Mumtaz Begum (actress) (born 1923), Indian film actress
Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (1940-2020), Pakistani politician
Mumtaz Habib (born 1987), Afghan cricketer
Momtaz Al Ket, Egyptian writer
Mumtaz Mufti (1905–1995), Pakistani novelist
Mumtaz Mustafa (died 2024), Pakistani politician
Mumtaz Hamid Rao (1941–2011), Pakistani television journalist and broadcaster
Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh (1869–1954), Iranian diplomat
Mümtaz Sevinç (1952–2006), Turkish actor
Mumtaz Sorcar (born 1986), Indian actress
Mümtaz Soysal (1929–2019), Turkish politician
Mumtaz Shanti (1926-1994), Indian actress
Mümtaz Tahincioğlu (born 1952), Turkish racing driver

People with the surname

Anjana Mumtaz (born 1941), Indian actress
Ismail Mumtaz (1880–1933), Iranian statesman
Jamshid Momtaz (born 1942), Iranian academic
Khawar Mumtaz (born 1945), Pakistani women's rights activist
Ruslaan Mumtaz (born 1982), Indian actor
Salman Mumtaz (1884–1941), Azerbaijani literary scholar and poet

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+'''''Mumtaz''''' ({{langx|ar|ممتاز}}) means "excellent" in the [[Arabic language]]. It may be used to signal commendation for an achievement, similar in meaning to [[wikt:bravo|bravo]] and [[wikt:kudos|kudos]].
-'''Mumtaz''' ({{lang-ar|ممتاز}}) is a name commonly used in various countries in the [[Muslim world]], mainly Afghanistan, Brunei, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Turkey, it can also be used as a female name. ''Mumtazah'' is a related female version. Its root is from Arabic language, meaning "excellent."
+Derived from it is a personal name commonly used in various countries in the [[Muslim world]], mainly Afghanistan, Brunei, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Turkey. It can also be used as a female name. ''Mumtazah'' is a related female version.
 ==People with the given name==
-* [[Mumtaz (actress)]] (born 1947), Indian film actress
+* [[Mumtaz Mahal]] (1593–1631), Indian empress
+* [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)]] (born 1947), Indian film actress
+* [[Mumtaz (Pakistani actress)]] (born 1948), Pakistani film actress
+* [[Madhubala|Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi]] (1933-1969), birth name of Madhubala (1933–1969), Indian film actress
 * [[Momtaz Begum]] (born 1974), Bangladeshi folk singer
 * [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)]] (born 1923), Indian film actress
-* [[Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani]] (born 1940), Pakistani politician
+* [[Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani]] (1940-2020), Pakistani politician
 * [[Mumtaz Habib]] (born 1987), Afghan cricketer
 * [[Momtaz Al Ket]], Egyptian writer
-* [[Mumtaz Mahal]]  (1593–1631), Indian empress
 * [[Mumtaz Mufti]] (1905–1995), Pakistani novelist
+* [[Mumtaz Mustafa]] (died 2024), Pakistani politician
 * [[Mumtaz Hamid Rao]] (1941–2011), Pakistani television journalist and broadcaster
 * [[Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh]] (1869–1954), Iranian diplomat
 * [[Mümtaz Sevinç]] (1952–2006), Turkish actor
-* [[Mumtaz Sorcar]] (born 1986), Indian actor
+* [[Mumtaz Sorcar]] (born 1986), Indian actress
 * [[Mümtaz Soysal]] (1929–2019), Turkish politician
-* [[Mumtaz Shanti]], Indian actor
+* [[Mumtaz Shanti]] (1926-1994), Indian actress
 * [[Mümtaz Tahincioğlu]] (born 1952), Turkish racing driver
 ==People with the surname==
+* [[Anjana Mumtaz]] (born 1941), Indian actress
 * [[Ismail Mumtaz]] (1880–1933), Iranian statesman
 * [[Jamshid Momtaz]] (born 1942), Iranian academic
-* [[Khawar Mumtaz]], Pakistani women's rights activist
+* [[Khawar Mumtaz]] (born 1945), Pakistani women's rights activist
+* [[Ruslaan Mumtaz]] (born 1982), Indian actor
 * [[Salman Mumtaz]] (1884–1941), Azerbaijani literary scholar and poet
+== See also ==
+* ''[[Shabash (disambiguation)|Shabash]]''
 {{given name|type=both}}
-[[Category:Arabic masculine given names]]
+[[Category:Arabic words and phrases]]
+[[Category:Arabic-language masculine given names]]
 [[Category:Iranian masculine given names]]
 [[Category:Turkish masculine given names]]
+[[Category:Masculine given names]]