Al-Madh'hab lug'atda quyidagini anglatadi: at-Tariq (yo'l/yo'nalish).

Al-Madh’hab linguistically means: At-Tareeq (the way/path).

Usul ilmi olimlarining istilohida (atamasida) bu — mujtahidning shar'iy hukmlarni ularning tafsilotli dalillaridan istinbot qilishda (chiqarib olishda) bosib o'tadigan yo'lidir.

In the Istilaah (terminological convention) of the scholars of Usool it means: The path that the Mujtahid follows (or treads) in the Istinbaat (deduction) of the Ahkaam Ash-Shar’iyah from its Adillah At-Tafseeliyah (detailed evidences).