טלפן

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root ט־ל־פ־ן (T-l-p-n) extracted from the noun טלפון (télefon).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli): usually IPA: /tilˈfen/, but see the usage notes below.

Verb

טִלְפֵּן (tilpén) (pi'él construction)

1. To telephone, to phone, to call (via the phone).

   טלפנתי אליו, אבל הוא לא ענה. — tilfánti eláv, avál hu lo aná. — I called him, but he didn’t answer the phone.

Usage notes

• According to traditional grammar, the פ should have a dagesh lene, and therefore should be pronounced /p/. (Compare פִּטְפֵט (pitpét), בִּזְבֵּז (bizbéz), and so on.) Nonetheless, it is usually pronounced /f/, like in טלפון (télefon).