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Honorific title used for a master in various languages of the Muslim world

This article is about the honorific title.

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For other uses, see Ustaad and Ostad (disambiguation).

Ustad, ustadh or ustaz (abbreviated as Ust., Ut. or Ud.; from Persianاستادustād) is an honorific title used in West Asia, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.^[1] It is used in various languages, including Persian, Arabic (as أستاذ’ustāḏ), Azerbaijani, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Dhivehi, Punjabi, Pashto, Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek, Indonesian, Malay and Kurdish.

Etymology

The Persian word استاد (ustād) is from Middle Persian𐫀𐫇𐫏𐫘𐫤𐫀𐫅‎ (awestād, 'master, craftsman').^[2]

Usage

The title precedes the name and was historically usually used for well-regarded teachers and artists. It can be used for any sort of master of an art or occupation; for example, an acknowledged master motorcycle mechanic would be addressed as ustad.^[3] Omid J | ‎Singer: Ustad Madadi Song:Ay Shaheed ( O Matyr ...

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