Note 245 — THE ADVENTURES OF MERCURY ALI OF CAIRO.[214]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “Yá Ustá” (for “Ustáz.”) The Pers. term is Ustád = a craft-master, an artisan and especially a barber. Here it is merely a polite address.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “Yá Ustá” (for “Ustáz.”) The Pers. term is Ustád = a craft-master, an artisan and especially a barber. Here it is merely a polite address.