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Is this from the Arabic word for engineer, 'muhandis'? (مهندس)
April 24, 2017
Generally, if a word ends in "i", it comes from Arabic! If it ends in "a", it usually has Bantu roots.
May 25, 2018
AGreatUserName
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That only holds true for verbs. Many Bantu nouns, adjectives and pronouns end in "i".
June 14, 2018
MayteStiles
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Interesting. Is it semitic in origin? Like in Hebrew, מהנדס?
November 13, 2017
smauG566
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In fact, in this case both Hebrew and Swahili borrow from Arabic.
March 28, 2018
Gita-ji
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Yes. The word 'engineer' starts with a vowel, so it should be 'An engineer'.
June 11, 2018
