חוגה

Hebrew

Root
ח־ו־ג (kh-w-g)

Pronunciation

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

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