उस्ताद

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ustād, “master”), from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt' (awestād, “master, craftsman”), from Old Persian. Compare Assamese ওস্তাদ (üstad), Bengali ওস্তাদ (ōstad), Punjabi ਉਸਤਾਦ (usatād).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊs.t̪ɑːd̪/,

Noun

उस्ताद • (ustād) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling استاد)

teacher
Synonym: अध्यापक (adhyāpak)
master, expert
honorific title used for a great musician of Hindustani classical music
horrific title used for a great player of pigeon-flying game

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of उस्ताद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उस्ताद ustād	उस्ताद ustād
oblique	उस्ताद ustād	उस्तादों ustādõ
vocative	उस्ताद ustād	उस्तादो ustādo

Declension of उस्ताद (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उस्ताद ustād	उस्तादें ustādẽ
oblique	उस्ताद ustād	उस्तादों ustādõ
vocative	उस्ताद ustād	उस्तादो ustādo

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