חוגה
Hebrew
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| Root |
|---|
| ח־ו־ג (kh-w-g) |
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χuˈɡa/
Noun
[edit]חוּגָה • (khugá) f (plural indefinite חוּגוֹת, singular construct חוּגַת־)
- dial
- לִפְנֵי שֶׁהָיוּ עַל הַטֵלֵפוֹנִים לוּחַ מַקָּשִׁים, הָיְתָה עֲלֵיהֶם חוּגָה.
- lif'néi shehayú 'al hatelefónim lúakh makashím, hay'tá 'aleihém khugá.
- Before telephones had a keypad, they had a dial.
Derived terms
[edit]- טֵלֵפוֹן חוּגָה (télefon khugá, “rotary phone”)
- חוּגַת הַמַּפְלֵג (khugát hamaflég, “distributor rotor”)
References
[edit]- “חוגה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language