उस्ताद

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊs.t̪ɑːd̪/, [ʊs.t̪äːd̪]

Noun

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

  1. teacher
    Synonym: अध्यापक (adhyāpak)
  2. master, expert
  3. honorific title used for a great musician of Hindustani classical music
  4. 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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