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tez[Old P. tezh; Pehl. tej; Zend, tizhin, rt. tij= S. tij], adj. Sharp, keen, acute; penetrating, piercing (glance, etc.); hot, pungent, strong, acrid; caustic, corrosive; fiery, passionate, impetuous, violent; swift, fleet; quick, apt, intelligent, keen-witted; high-priced, dear:—tez-āb, s.m. (Chem.), An acid; aqua fortis:—tez-pāt, s.m.=tej-pāt, q.v.s.v. tej:—tezpar, adj. Swift of wing; high-flying:—tez-parī, s.f. Swiftness of flight:—tez-dast, adj. Cleverhanded, dexterous:—tez-raftār, tez-rau, adj. Fast-going, swift-paced, rapid, fleet:—tezravī, tez-rau`ī, s.f. Swiftness, fleetness, speed;—tez-rau`īkarnā, v.n. To practise swiftness; to attempt speed:—tez-t̤ab`, adj. Quick of apprehension, ofan acute intellect or genius:—tez-`aql, tez-fahm, adj. Of quick understanding, quick of apprehension, intelligent, acute, apt:—tez-fahmī, s.f. Quickness of apprehension, intelligence, acumen, acuteness, aptness:—tez-qadam, tezgām, adj. Swift-paced, fast-going, fleet; active, brisk, quick:—tez-gāmī, s.f. Swiftness, fleetness, speed:—tez-nāḵẖun, adj. Sharpnailed:—tez-naz̤ar, tez-nigāh, adj. Sharpsighted, of keen or penetrating vision, keeneyed:—tez-hosh, adj. Sharp-witted, sharp, intelligent, etc.=tez-fahm, q.v.:—tez-honā, v.n. To be sharpened, to be whetted (on, -par); to fly into a passion, become violent.
Origin: Persian