Ustaad or Ustaaz

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What is the correct word? Most of the time, I heard and use ustaad, but came across with word ‘Ustaad’ or ‘Asaatiza’.

Is there any difference?

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isaatizah [Arabii] = plural of istaaz = ustaad
ustaad [Faarsii] = istaaz [Arabii]

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I read somewhere that Istaaz is not an Arabic word and borrowed from Persian. So, is the difference due to transfer from one language to other. Like they say Karatishi to Karachi

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i don't think so!...magar, kuchh yaqeen se nahiiN kah saktaa...vaise, fi-zamaana yeh Arabii kaa hii lafz hai...wallaah 'aalam!

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Ustaad = Teacher
Aysaat'za = Teachers

Ustaaz its not a word :s not in Urdu atleast.

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lol...Urdu meN hii to yeh donoN alfaaz use hote haiN...mere vaalid hamesha ustaaz/usaatizah kahte the jab k ham siblings ustaad kahaa karte the! :)

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Ahan :)

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bas, ahaaN?
**
kuchh to kahiye k log kahte haiN
aaj Maanokhan lafz-saraa na huiiN!** :p

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ustaz (arabic) = mo'allim, teacher, sikhanay wala
ustad = expert in something, since teachers are supposed to be expert in what they teach, so its used in place of ustaz also, but i think real word for mo'allim is ustaz
asaatiza = plural of ustaz

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Most of the above are right.

In Arabic, Teacher is USTAAZ and the plural is USATAZA /** ISATAZA** etc.

Moreover, the pronunciation of Z and Dh is interchangeable in Arabic / Persian & Urdu, like** Azaan & Adaan / Adhan, Eid-ul-Azha & Eid-ul-Adha*. Most probably on the same account, the Ustaaz gradually became Ustaad in Persian & Urdu. **Interestingly in Urdu, Teacher is USTAAD & Not USTAAZ but the plural is the same i.e USATAZA / ISATAZA.*

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great observation! :) aisaa hii hai. vo is liye k USTAAD kaa koii plural nahiiN hai shaayaad. :)

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Amaan ee'haaN pe keeya ho reeyaa hai ustaaz