חוגה

Hebrew

Root
ח־ו־ג‎ (ḥ-w-g)

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χuˈɡa/

Noun

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

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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