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Noun
تیز (tîz, tîiz ) (definite accusative تیزی , plural تیزلَر )
Arabic spelling of tîz , tîiz ( “ knee ” )
Declension
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
From Persian تیز .
Adjective
تیز • (tiz )
sharp , impetuous , sour
Synonym: كسكین ( keskin )
تیز میزاج ― tiz mizaç ― wrath, hot-tempered
تیز سس ― tiz ses ― high-pitched voice
تیز آب ― tizab, kezzap ― acid
Descendants
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *teŕ- ( “ to run away; swift ” ) , with semantic contamination of the Persian borrowing تیز ( tiz ) .
Adjective
تیز • (tez )
quick
Derived terms
References
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian ( tyc /tēz/ , “ sharp ” ) , ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- . Cognate with Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫎𐫏𐫋 ( tēǰ , “ sharp ” ) , Northern Kurdish tîj , tûj ( “ sharp; hot, spicy ” ) , Central Kurdish تیژ ( tîj ) , تێژ ( têj , “ sharp, hot (peppery) ” ) . Note Armenian թեժ ( tʻež ) , an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
tēz
Dari reading?
tēz
Iranian reading?
tiz
Tajik reading?
tez
Adjective
Dari
تیز
Iranian Persian
Tajik
тез
تیز • (tiz ) (comparative تیزتَر ( tiz-tar ) , superlative تیزتَرین ( tiz-tarin ) )
sharp
pungent
shrill
piercing
penetrating
swift , nimble
smart , nimble , quick to learn
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Hindi: तेज़ ( tez )
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਤੇਜ਼ ( tez ) , ਤੇਜ ( tej )
Shahmukhi script: تیز ( tez )
→ Turkish: tiz
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian ( tyc /tēz/ , “ quick ” ) , perhaps via Proto-Turkic *teŕ- .
Adverb
تیز • (tiz )
swiftly
quickly
Descendants
→ Kazakh: тез ( tez )
→ Old Anatolian Turkish: ( tez )
Azerbaijani: tez
Ottoman Turkish: تیز ( tez )
Turkish: tez
→ Middle Armenian: թէզ ( tʻēz )
→ Turkmen: tīz
→ Uyghur: تېز ( tëz )
→ Punjabi: ਤੇਜ਼ ( tez ) / تیز ( tez )
→ Sindhi: تیزُ ( tezu )
→ Urdu: تیز ( tez )
References
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تیز ( tēz ) .
Adjective
تیز • (tez ) (Gurmukhi spelling ਤੇਜ਼ )
sharp
(depending on context) fast , rapid , clever , hot , fiery
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تیز ( tez ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
تيزُ • (tezu ) (Devanagari तेज़ु )
sharp
References
Parmanand, Mewaram (1910 ) “تيزُ ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary , Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
Khānu, Balocu (1960 –1988 ) “تيزُ ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تیز ( tēz ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
تیز • (tez ) (Hindi spelling तेज़ )
( chiefly ) fast , quick
یہ قطار تیز ہے۔ ― ye qitār tez hai. ― This queue is fast .
Synonyms: جلد ( jald ) , سریع ( sarī )
sharp
تیز چھری ― tez churī ― sharp knife
cunning , smart , clever
یہ لڑکی بہت تیز ہے۔ ― ye laṛkī bohat tez hai ― This girl is too clever
Synonym: ہوشیار ( hośiyār ) , Synonym: زرنگ ( zarang )
strong ( effectively )
spicy , hot
intense
تیز ہوا ― tez hawā ― intense wind
References
“تیز ”, in اُردُو لُغَت ( urdū luġat ) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017 .
“تیز ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت ( rexta luġat ) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024 .