"ustaz" meaning in Malay

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Noun

Forms: استاذ [Jawi], asatizah [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ, “professor”), from Persian استاد (ostâd, “master”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|ar|أُسْتَاذ||professor}} Arabic أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ, “professor”), {{der|ms|fa|استاد||master|tr=ostâd}} Persian استاد (ostâd, “master”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=استاذ|pl=asatizah}} ustaz (Jawi spelling استاذ, plural asatizah)
  1. (Islam) ustad, a religious teacher
    Sense id: en-ustaz-ms-noun-aFa75O4T Categories (other): Islam, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Education Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 13 37 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 7 43 7 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Education: 100 0 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. mister
    Sense id: en-ustaz-ms-noun-Pt-XNd4A Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 13 37 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ustazah [feminine], استاذه [feminine]
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