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م-ي-ز

The Arabic root م-ي-ز (m-y-z)

Form I verb مَازَ: to set apart

16 words in the dictionary are built from م-ي-ز, including verbs in Forms I, II, V, VI, VIII. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

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Adjective
excellent
Verb · Form II
to differentiate
Adjective
discerning
Adjective
distinctive
Verb · Form VIII
to be characterized or distinguished by
Noun
مِيزَة
advantage
Noun
تَمْيِيز
being able to tell the difference
Adjective
مُتَمَيِّز
distinguished

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

مَازَ · present يَمِيزُ
Form I · The plain action

to set apart, to separate, to remove

مَيْز
Verbal noun
مَائِز
Active participle
مَمِيز
Passive participle
مِيزَة
Derived noun
advantage
مَيَّزَ · present يُمَيِّزُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to differentiate, to distinguish, to discern, to discriminate (constructed with بين); to discriminate against; to prefer

تَمْيِيز
Verbal noun
being able to tell the difference
Active participle
discerning
Passive participle
distinctive
أَمْيَز
Derived noun
preferable
تَمَيَّزَ · present يَتَمَيَّزُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to be distinguished, to be characterized

تَمَيُّز
Verbal noun
standing out
مُتَمَيِّز
Active participle
distinguished
تَمَايَزَ · present يَتَمَايَزُ
Form VI · Mutual action

to differ, to be distinguished

تَمَايُز
Verbal noun
differentiation
مُتَمَايِز
Active participle
distinguished
اِمْتَازَ · present يَمْتَازُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to be characterized or distinguished by; to surpass, to be superior

اِمْتِيَاز
Verbal noun
distinguishing
Active participle
excellent
مُمْتَاز
Passive participle

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