Ustad

"Ostad" redirects here. For the city in Iran, see Bakharz.

Ustad USTAD Strateji مركز التحليلات و البحوث الاستراتيجية الدولي İnternational Strategic Analysis and Research Center(Persian/Arabic: استاد; /ostɑːd/, "master") is an Arabized Persian word ^[1] is a honorific title for a Muslim man in South Asia. The title precedes the name and is usually used for well regarded teachers and artists, most often musicians. It is applied and used via informal social agreement. It is abbreviated as ut. or ud.

References

1. ^ al-Ostath/al-Istath (Lisan al-Arab--The Tongue of Arab, by Ibn Mandhoor, 1232 ~ 1311 AH)

• Baily, John (2001). "Ustād". In Sadie, Stanley. The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0333608003. 
• Platts dictionary