Moroccan Darija for “teacher / professor (masculine)”
/ostad/
أستاذ
L-ostad kay9rri f ljam3a.
The professor teaches at university.
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say ostad (أستاذ) for “teacher / professor (masculine)” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /ostad/. It is a noun with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “L-ostad kay9rri f ljam3a.”, meaning “The professor teaches at university.” The French equivalent is enseignant / professeur.
ostad (أستاذ) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "teacher / professor (masculine)" in English and "enseignant / professeur" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the education category.
A natural example is “L-ostad kay9rri f ljam3a.” It means “The professor teaches at university.”
Ostad is pronounced /ostad/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.