Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic أُسْتَاذ (ʔustāḏ).
Pronunciation
Noun
أستاد • (ʔustād) m (plural أساتْدَة (ʔasātda) or أساتِدَة (ʔasātida), feminine أستادة (ʔustāda))
- professor; teacher
- title of courtesy commonly given to individuals of high education or learning, best translated simply as mister