ustad
ustad noun: a master, especially of music, in South Asia and the Middle East.
Noun
ustad (plural ustads)
- a master, especially of music, in South Asia and the Middle East
ustad meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
ustad in Hindi
- master
- उस्ताद ustād
ustad in Urdu
- master
- استاد ustād
ustad in Bengali
- master
- উস্তাদ ustad
ustad in Malayalam
- ustad
- ഉസ്താദ് ustādŭ
More languagesFewer languages
- ustad in Arabic
- أُسْتَاذ ʔustāḏ
- ustad in Malay
- ustaz
- ustad in Persian
- استاد ostâd, اوستا ustâ
Forms of ustad
| plural | ustads |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ustadz |
| alternative form | ustaz |
| alternative form | ustaaz |
Origin of ustad
From Urdu استاد (ustād), from Classical Persian استاد (ustād, “master”).
Questions about ustad
- What does ustad mean?
- Ustad means a master, especially of music, in South Asia and the Middle East.
- What is ustad in Hindi?
- Ustad in Hindi is उस्ताद (ustād). See Ustad meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ustad?
- Ustad is a noun.
- What is the plural of ustad?
- The plural of ustad is ustads.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ustad (page history and authors); ഉസ്താദ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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