תכנה

Hebrew

Root
ת־כ־ן (t-k-n)

Alternative forms

• תוכנה (excessive spelling)

Noun

תׇּכְנָה • (tokhná) f (singular construct תוכנת / תָּכְנַת־)

1. software (encoded computer instructions)
2. (colloquial) application (a computer program)

Usage notes

• According to the Academy of the Hebrew language words with a Qamatz Qaṭan or Ḥaṭaf Qamatz should not be spelled with vav (ו) when writing unpointed Hebrew text, unless it alternates with a Ḥolam in another form of the word.^[1] In informal Hebrew this rule is sometimes ignored since it is hard for speakers to differentiate between words pronounced with /o/ because of a qamatz and the rest.

References

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

Further reading

• תכנה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he