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أستاذ

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See also: استاد and استاذ

Arabic

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian استاذ (ustād).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏm (plural أَسَاتِذَة (ʔasātiḏa) or أُسْتَاذُون (ʔustāḏūn) or أَسَاتِيذ (ʔasātīḏ), feminine أُسْتَاذَة (ʔustāḏa) or أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ))

  1. professor
  2. teacher at a grammar school or similar institution
  3. title of courtesy commonly given to individuals of high education or learning, best translated simply as mister

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: استاذ (istāḏ)
  • Lishana Deni: אסתאדא (ʾəstāḏa)
  • Malay: ustaz
  • Swahili: stadi
  • Yakan: ustad

References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “أستاذ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

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أستاذ جامعة في مكتبهa university professor in his office

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔus.taːz/, [ʔʊsˈtæːz]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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أستاذ (ʔustāzm (plural أساتذة (ʔasātze))

  1. teacher
    Synonym: معلم (mʕallem)
  2. professor, lecturer