Ustad
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Ustād or ostād (abbreviated as Ust., Ut. or Ud.; from Persian استاد) is an honorific title used in West Asia, North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is used in various languages such as Persian, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Dhivehi, Punjabi, Pashto, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay and Kurdish.
Etymology[]
The Persian word استاد (ostad) is from Middle Persian