הנדסה
Hebrew edit
| Root |
|---|
| ה־נ־ד־ס (h-n-d-s) |
Etymology edit
From Arabic هَنْدَسَة (handasa), from the same Iranic source as modern Persian اندازه (andâze, “measuring”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
הַנְדָּסָה • (handasá) f (plural indefinite הנדסות, singular construct הנדסת־)
- (dated or archaic) Geometry.
- Synonym: גֵּאוֹמֶטְרְיָה (geométrya)
- Engineering; the application of science and the professions, taken collectively, directed thereto.
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
