باشمهندس

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Egyptian Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باش مهندس. By surface analysis, Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, head) +‎ Arabic مهندس (muhandis, engineer).

Noun

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باشمهندس (bašmuhandism (plural باشمهندسين, feminine باشمهندسة)

  1. honorific nickname for an engineer.
    • 2022 February 2, Ahmed Santa (lyrics and music), “Awel Gawla”‎[1]:
      أيوه يا بشمهندس (ألو)
      في إيدي الصفقة Mr Santos de hernandez
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)