טלגרף

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Internationalism derived from French télégraphe and cognates, a compound of télé- +‎ -graphe. Equivalent to טֶלֶ־ (tele) +‎ גְרָף (graf).

Noun

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טֶלֶגְרָף (télegrafm (plural indefinite טֵלֶגְרָפִים, singular construct טֵלֶגְרַף־, plural construct טֵלֶגְרָפֵי־)

  1. A telegraph.
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Etymology 2

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From the root ט־ל־ג־ר־ף (T-l-g-r-p), extracted from the above noun, treated as a four-letter root with ג־ר (g-r) serving as the third letter.

Verb

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טִלְגְּרֵף (tilgréf) (pi'el construction)

  1. (rare) To telegraph, to wire, to send a telegraph (to).
Conjugation
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