ustaz

From Malay ustaz, ustad, from Classical Malay ustaz, ustad, ustadz, ustadh.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊstaz/
• Hyphenation: us‧taz
• Rhymes: -ʊstaz

ustaz (plural ustaz-ustaz, first-person possessive ustazku, second-person possessive ustazmu, third-person possessive ustaznya)

1. (Islam) ustad, a religious teacher
2. mister

• istaz
• ustad
• ustadz

• “ustaz” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Arabic أُسْتَاذ‎ (ʔustāḏ, “professor”), from Persian استاد‎ (ostâd, “master”).

ustaz (Jawi spelling استاذ‎, plural asatizah, informal 1st possessive ustazku, 2nd possessive ustazmu, 3rd possessive ustaznya)

1. (Islam) ustad, a religious teacher
2. mister

• ustazah f
• استاذه‎ f

• Indonesian: ustaz

• “ustaz” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.