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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of 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.