Moroccan Arabic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

أستاد (ʔustādm (plural أساتْدَة (ʔasātda) or أساتِدَة (ʔasātida), feminine أستادة (ʔustāda))

  1. professor; teacher
  2. title of courtesy commonly given to individuals of high education or learning, best translated simply as mister