باشمهندس

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• باش مهندس, بشمهندس, بش مهندس

Etymology

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

Noun

باشمهندس • (bašmuhandis) m (plural باشمهندسين (bašmuhandisīn), feminine باشمهندسة (bašmuhandisa))

1. honorific nickname for an engineer.
   • 2022 February 2, Ahmed Santa, “Awel Gawla”‎^[1]:

     أيوه يا بشمهندس (ألو)
     في إيدي الصفقة Mr Santos de hernandez

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. honorific nickname for any skilled worker