# مهندس
## Arabic
### Alternative forms

* مُهَنْدِز (muhandiz)

### Etymology

From the root ه ن د س (h n d s), from هَنْدَسَة (handasa, “geometry, architecture, engineering”), from earlier هَنْدَزَة (handaza), from هَنْدَاز (handāz), borrowed from Middle Persian handʾc- (handāz-), hndʾhtn' (handāxtan, “to plan, allot, reckon, judge”), or hndʾck' (handāzag, “measure, manner”) (> Persian اندازه (andâza)). Has the form of a noun derived from the active participle.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mu.han.dis/

### Noun

مُهَنْدِس • (muhandis) m (plural مُهَنْدِسُون (muhandisūn), feminine مُهَنْدِسَة (muhandisa))
* geometer
* architect
* engineer
* surveyor

#### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: mühəndis
* → Classical Persian: مُهَنْدِس (muhandis)
** Iranian Persian: مهندس (mohandes)
* → Swahili: mhandisi
* → Ottoman Turkish: مهندس (mühendis)
** Turkish: mühendis
** → Albanian: mendis
** → Aromanian: mindiz
** → Serbo-Croatian: muhèndis / мухѐндис
* → Hebrew: מהנדס (mehandés)
* → Uzbek: muhandis

#### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مهندس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

### Adjective

مُهَنْدِس • (muhandis) (feminine مُهَنْدِسَة (muhandisa), masculine plural مُهَنْدِسُونَ (muhandisūna), feminine plural مُهَنْدِسَات (muhandisāt))
* experienced
* clever

#### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مهندس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
* Wehr, Hans (1979) “هندس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

## Ottoman Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُهَنْدِس (muhandis).

### Noun

مهندس • (mühendis)
* geometrician
* engineer, surveyor

#### Descendants

* Turkish: mühendis
* → Albanian: mendis
* → Aromanian: mindiz
* → Serbo-Croatian: muhèndis / мухѐндис

### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mühendis”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مهندس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2048

## Persian
### Alternative forms

* مهندز (mohandez) (archaic, rare)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُهَنْدِس (muhandis) (see there for further information), ultimately from Middle Persian handʾc- (handāz-), hndʾhtn' (handāxtan, “to plan, allot, reckon, judge”), or hndʾck' (handāzag, “measure, manner”)

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [mu.han.ˈdis]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mo̞.ɦän̪.d̪ɪ́s]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mo̞.ɦän̪.d̪ɪ́s]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [mɑːn̪.d̪ɪ́s]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [mɔːn̪.d̪ís]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [mo.ɦæn̪.d̪és]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [mu.ɦän̪.d̪ís]
* Audio (Iran):(file)

### Noun

مهندس • (mohandes) (plural مهندسان (mohandesân) or مهندسین (mohandesin) or مهندس‌ها (mohandes-hâ))
* engineer
* (informal, chiefly Iran, as a title of respect) Used to describe one who is educated; Dr., Mr., Sir, Lord.
    مهندس پارسا ― mohandes-e pârsâ ― Mr. Parsa
* (archaic) geometer, geometrician
* (archaic) architect
** Rumi, Fihi Ma Fihi

#### Derived terms

* مهندسی (mohandesi)

### References

* MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “handāz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 42
* MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “handāxtan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 42
* MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “handāzag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 42