оҫта

See also: оста

Bashkir

Оҫта менән өйрәнсек.
The master and the apprentice.

Etymology

From Persian اوستا (ustâ) / استاد (ostâd). Doublet of остаз (ostaz).

Note that the first form in Persian may have been reborrowed from a Turkic source.

Cognate with Tatar оста (osta, “master, craftsman”), Kazakh ұста (ūsta, “master; blacksmith”), Kyrgyz уста (usta, “master; blacksmith”), Uzbek usta (“master, professional”), Uyghur ئۇستا (usta, “master, professional”), Turkish usta (“master”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊ̞θˈtɑ]
• Hyphenation: оҫ‧та

Noun

оҫта • (ośta)

1. craftsman, artisan

   Үҙ эшенең оҫтаһы.

   Üź eşeneñ ośtahı.

   A master of his craft.

2. expert, master

Declension

Declension of оҫта (ośta)

	singular	plural
absolute	оҫта (ośta)	оҫталар (ośtalar)
definite genitive	оҫтаның (ośtanıñ)	оҫталарҙың (ośtalarźıñ)
dative	оҫтаға (ośtağa)	оҫталарға (ośtalarğa)
definite accusative	оҫтаны (ośtanı)	оҫталарҙы (ośtalarźı)
locative	оҫтала (ośtala)	оҫталарҙа (ośtalarźa)
ablative	оҫтанан (ośtanan)	оҫталарҙан (ośtalarźan)

Adjective

оҫта • (ośta)

1. skillful, skilled, proficient

   Ауылда бик оҫта гармунсы була торғайны.

   Awılda bik ośta garmunsı bula torğaynı.

   There used to be a very skillful garmon player in the village.

Adverb

оҫта • (ośta)

1. skillfully, expertly, proficiently