ه ن د س

Arabic

Etymology

From هَنْدَسَة (handasa, “geometry, architecture, engineering”), from earlier هَنْدَزَة (handaza), from هَنْدَاز (handāz), borrowed from Middle Persian handʾc- (handāz-), hndʾhtn' (handāxtan, “to plan, to allot, to reckon, to judge”), or hndʾck' (handāzag, “measure, manner”) (> Persian اندازه (andâza)).

Root

ه ن د س • (h n d s)

1. related to geometry
2. related to architecture
3. related to engineering

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form Iq: هَنْدَسَ (handasa, “to engineer”)
  • Verbal noun: هَنْدَسَة (handasa)
  • Active participle: مُهَنْدِس (muhandis)
  • Passive participle: مُهَنْدَس (muhandas)