تېلفون

Pashto

Etymology

Internationalism; ultimately from French téléphone, composed of Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).

Noun

تېلفون • (telefun) m

1. telephone

Derived terms

Derived terms

• تېلفوني (telefuni, “telephonic”)

Further reading

• “تېلفون”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
• Aslanov, M. G. (1985) “تېلفون”, in Puštu-russkij slovarʹ [Pashto–Russian Dictionary], 2nd edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk
• Raverty, H. G. (1867) “تېلفون”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate