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هندس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root relates to the field of engineering, specifically concerning the planning, measurement, and construction of structures and channels. It encompasses the role of an engineer and the discipline of engineering itself.

Derived headwords

الْمُهَنْدِسnoun
  1. 1.
    the one who estimates courses/channelsboth

    the one who estimates courses/channels

الْهَنْدَازnoun
  1. 1.
    on the pattern of 'miftāḥ': arabicized, its origin in Persian is 'andāzah'both

    on the pattern of 'miftāḥ': arabicized, its origin in Persian is 'andāzah'

الْهَنْدَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    engineeringboth

    The discipline or practice of designing, building, and maintaining structures, engines, and systems, often involving measurement and planning.

Parallel reading

الْمُهَنْدِس: الَّذِي يُقَدِّرُ مَجَارِيَ الْقَنِيِّ حَيْثُ تُحْفَرُ
The engineer: he who estimates the courses of channels where they are to be dug.
وَهُوَ مُشْتَقٌّ مِنَ الْهِنْدَازِ
And it is derived from al-hindāz.
وَهِيَ فَارِسِيَّةٌ
And it is Persian.
فَصُيِّرَتِ الزَّايُ سِينًا
So the zāy was made into a sīn.
لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ كَلَامِ الْعَرَبِ زَايٌ بَعْدَ الدَّالِ
Because there is no zāy after the dāl in any of the speech of the Arabs.
وَالِاسْمُ الْهَنْدَسَةُ
And the name is al-handasah.