הנדסה
Hebrew
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ה־נ־ד־ס (h-n-d-s) |
Etymology
editFrom Arabic هَنْدَسَة (handasa), from the same Iranic source as modern Persian اندازه (andâze, “measuring”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
editהַנְדָּסָה • (handasá) f (plural indefinite הנדסות, singular construct הנדסת־)
- (dated or archaic) Geometry.
- Synonym: גֵּאוֹמֶטְרְיָה (geométrya)
- (uncountable) engineering (the application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology)
Usage notes
edit- Whereas in English, the noun engineering is frequently used attributively (as in “engineering applications”, “engineering mechanics”, and so on), in Hebrew, the noun הנדסה is not usually used this way, the adjective הנדסי (handasí) being used instead.
Derived terms
edit- ה־נ־ד־ס (h-n-d-s).
- הנדס (hindés, “to engineer”)
- הנדסאי (handasái, “an engineering graduate”)
- הַנְדָּסָה גֵּנֵטִית (handasá genétit)
- הנדסי (handasí, “pertaining to engineering”)
- הַנְדָּסַת מְכוֹנוֹת (handasát mekhonót)
- מהנדס (m'handés, “an engineer”)
References
edit- ^ “הנדסה” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 277.
Further reading
edit- הנדסה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he