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الهنداز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root, of Persian origin, relates to setting limits, boundaries, or measures. It is particularly associated with the design and measurement of structures like canals and buildings.

Derived headwords

الهندازnoun
  1. 1.
    limit, boundaryclassical

    The limit or boundary of something. This word is a loanword from Persian.

أندازهnoun
  1. 1.
    measure, sizeclassical

    The measure or size of something. This is the original Persian form.

المهندزnoun
  1. 1.
    designer, measurerclassical

    One who designs or measures the courses of canals and buildings. It is derived from the root meaning limit or measure.

Parallel reading

الهنداز، بالكسر: الحد، معرب
Al-hindāz, with a kasra: the limit, a loanword.
أصله أندازه، بالفتح
Its origin is andāzah, with a fatha.
ومنـه: المهندز: لمقدر مجاري القني والأبنية
And from it: al-muhandiz: the one who measures the courses of canals and buildings.
وإنما صيروا الزاي سينا، لأنه ليس في كلامهم زاي قبلها دال
They only changed the zay to a sin, because there is no zay preceded by a dal in their speech.
وإنما كسروا أوله، وفي الفارسي مفتوح لعزة بناء فعلال في غير المضاعف
They only put a kasra on its beginning, and in Persian it is open (fatha) due to the rarity of the 'fil'āl' pattern for non-doubled roots.