ustad

== English == === Alternative forms === ustadz, ustaz, ustaaz === Etymology === From Urdu استاد (ustād), from Classical Persian استاد (ustād, “master”). === Noun === ustad (plural ustads) a master, especially of music, in South Asia and the Middle East ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === adust, duats == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === From Persian استاد (ostâd). === Noun === ustad (definite accusative ustadı, plural ustadlar) master (computing) wizard ==== Declension ==== == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Ust. — abbreviation, as title === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ), from Classical Persian استاذ (ustād). Compare Maranao ostad, Tausug ustadj, and Malay ustaz. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔusˈtad/ [ʔʊsˈt̪ad̪̚] Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: us‧tad === Noun === ustád (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔) (Islam) ustad (a title for a teacher or expert in Islam) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “ustad”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 == Zazaki == === Etymology === Ultimately from Persian استاد (ostâd, “master”). === Noun === ustad m professor teacher tutor