استاد

See also: إستاد‎ and أستاذ‎

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier اوستاد‎ (ôstâd), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwstʾt'), 𐫀𐫇𐫏𐫘𐫤𐫀𐫅‎ (ʾwystʾd /awestād/, “master, craftsman”), from Proto-Iranian *Hawastātas (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬙𐬀‎ (auuastāta), Northern Kurdish hoste, oste, wista, wusta, وەستا‎ (westa), Mazanderani استات‎ (estât), استا‎ (estâ), اسا‎ (essâ)), verbal noun of Proto-Iranian *HawastaHyáti (compare Old Persian 𐎠𐎺𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎹𐎶 (a-v-a-s-t-a-y-m /avāstāyam/), Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (auuastaiia)), from *Hawa- (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (auua)) +‎ *staHyáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *staHyáti, from Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂éyeti (“to cause to stand”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ustɔd/

Adjective

اُسْتَاد • (ostâd) (comparative اُسْتَادتَر‎ (ostâd-tar), superlative اُسْتَادتَرین‎ (ostâd-tarin))

  1. skilled, expert

Noun

Dari استاد
Iranian Persian
Tajik устод (ustod)

اُسْتَاد • (ostâd) (plural استادان‎ (ostâdân) or استادها‎ (ostâd-hâ) or اساتید‎ (asâtid))

  1. master (an expert at something; a tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices; a skilled artist)
    1. ustad
  2. (archaic) tutor
  3. a senior craftsman
  4. expert
  5. professor (a teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank)

Derived terms

  • استادی‎ (ostâdi)
  • استادانه‎ (ostâdâne)
  • استادکار‎ (ostâdkâr), استاکار‎ (ostâkâr)
  • استادیار‎ (ostâdyâr)
  • استادتمام‎ (ostâdtamâm)

Descendants

References

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Persian استاد‎ (ostâd, “master”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    استاد • (transliteration needed) m (plural اساتذہ‎, Hindi spelling उस्ताद)

    1. professor
    2. teacher, tutor
    3. expert, master

    Descendants

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