مهندس

See also: مہندس‎

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • مُهَنْدِز‎ (muhandiz)

Etymology

From the root ه ن د س‎ (h-n-d-s), from هَنْدَسَة‎ (handasa, “geometry, architecture, engineering”), from earlier هَنْدَزَة‎ (handaza), from هَنْدَاز‎ (handāz), borrowed from Middle Persian handʾc- (handāz-), hndʾhtn' (handāxtan, “to plan, allot, reckon, judge”), or hndʾck' (handāzag, “measure, manner”) (> Persian اندازه‎ (andâza)). Has the form of a noun derived from the active participle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.han.dis/

Noun

مُهَنْدِس • (muhandis) m (plural مُهَنْدِسُون‎ (muhandisūn), feminine مُهَنْدِسَة‎ (muhandisa))

  1. geometrician
  2. architect
  3. engineer
  4. surveyor

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: mühəndis
  • → Persian: مهندس‎ (mohandes)
  • → Swahili: mhandisi
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مهندس‎ (mühendis)
  • → Hebrew: מהנדס‎ (mehandés)

References

Adjective

مُهَنْدِس • (muhandis) (feminine مُهَنْدِسَة‎ (muhandisa), masculine plural مُهَنْدِسُونَ‎ (muhandisūna), feminine plural مُهَنْدِسَات‎ (muhandisāt))

  1. experienced
  2. clever

Declension

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مهندس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “هندس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُهَنْدِس‎ (muhandis).

Noun

مهندس • (mühendis)

  1. geometrician
  2. engineer, surveyor

Descendants

References

Persian

Alternative forms

  • مهندز‎ (mohandez) (archaic, rare)

Etymology

From Arabic مُهَنْدِس‎ (muhandis) (see there for further information), ultimately from Middle Persian handʾc- (handāz-), hndʾhtn' (handāxtan, “to plan, allot, reckon, judge”), or hndʾck' (handāzag, “measure, manner”)

Noun

مهندس • (mohandes) (plural مهندسان‎ (mohandesân) or مهندسین‎ (mohandesin) or مهندس‌ها‎ (mohandes-hâ))

  1. (archaic) geometer, geometrician
  2. (archaic) architect
  3. engineer

Derived terms

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “handāz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 42
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “handāxtan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 42
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “handāzag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 42
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