استا ustā H (perhaps for استاد) s. m. A barber.

استاد ustād A s. m. A master (in any art), an adept, teacher, preceptor, artist.

استادي ustād-ī P s. f. Teaching, instruction, mastership, skilfulness, skill, art. ¶ adj. Mas- terly (as workmanship, &c.).

استاذ ustāẕ P Same as استاد ustād, q.v.

استخوان ustuḵẖẉān P (Sans. अस्थि) s. m. A bone, the stone of fruit, &c.

استره ustura P s. m. A razor. S̱. استري 1. istrī or istirī (for स्त्री) s. f. A woman or female in general; a wife. 2. istrī (r. स्तृ Spread out) s. A smoothing iron. استري کرنا istrī karnā, v. a. To iron or smooth with an iron.

استوار ustuwār P adj. Firm, strong, stable, powerful; brave, resolute, solid.

استواري ustuwār-ī P s. f. Firmness, stability, strength; resolution, constancy.

اسطرلاب ust̤urlāb G s. m. An astrolabe.

بستان bustān P s. m. A flowergarden. See بوستان bo-stān.

بستاني bustān-ī P adj. Of the flowergarden.

تندرست tan-durust P adj. See under تن tan.

جست جو just-jū P (from جستن) s.f. Searching, seeking, search, inquiry, quest, scrutiny, investigation, examination.

جست وجو just-o-jū P (from جستن) s.f. Searching, seeking, search, inquiry, quest, scrutiny, investigation, examination.

جستا justā A. (corrupt. of جثه) s. m. Power, strength.