חוגה

Hebrew

Root
⁧ח־ו־ג⁩ (ḥ-w-g)

Pronunciation

Noun

⁧חוּגָה⁩ • (khugá) f (plural indefinite ⁧חוּגוֹת⁩, singular construct ⁧חוּגַת־⁩)

  1. 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

  • ⁧טֵלֵפוֹן חוּגָה⁩ (télefon khugá, “rotary phone”)
  • ⁧חוּגַת הַמַּפְלֵג⁩ (khugát hamaflég, “distributor rotor”)

References

  • “⁧חוגה⁩” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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