ustad

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noun

a master, especially of music, in South Asia and the Middle East

OriginUrdu استاد ← Classical Persian استاد →
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Meanings

nounustad (plural ustads)

plural ustads · alternative ustadz · alternative ustaz · alternative ustaaz

  1. a master, especially of music, in South Asia and the Middle East

Origin

  1. Classical Persianاستاد“master”
  2. Urduاستاد
  3. Englishustad

From Urdu استاد (ustād), from Classical Persian استاد (ustād, “master”).

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Translations

Arabic أُسْتَاذ
  • أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ)master
Bengali উস্তাদ
  • উস্তাদ (ustad)master
Chinese Mandarin 乌思托, 吾师台
  • 乌思托 (wūsītō)master
  • 吾师台 (wǔshītái)master
  • 師傅 /师傅 (shīfu)master
Hindi उस्ताद
  • उस्ताद (ustād)master
Malay ustaz
  • ustazmaster
Persian استاد, اوستا
  • استاد (ostâd)master
  • اوستا (ustâ)master
Turkish usta
  • ustamaster
Urdu استاد
  • استاد (ustād)master

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ustad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ustad

MLA

“ustad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ustad. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ustad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ustad.

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