تلفون

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See also: تلقون

Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French téléphone.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

تِلِفُون or تِلِفُون or تَلِفُون (tilifūn or telefōn or talifōnm (plural تِلِفُونَات (tilifūnāt) or تِلِفُونَات (telefōnāt) or تَلِفُونَات (talifōnāt))

  1. telephone
Declension
Synonyms

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “تلفون”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Root
ل ف و (l f w)
2 terms

Verb

تلفون (form IV)

  1. تُلْفُونَ (tulfūna) /tul.fuː.na/: second-person masculine plural non-past active indicative of أَلْفَى (ʔalfā)
  2. تُلْفَوْنَ (tulfawna) /tul.faw.na/: second-person masculine plural non-past passive indicative of أَلْفَى (ʔalfā)

Etymology 3

Root
ل ف ف (l f f)
15 terms

Verb

تلفون (form I)

  1. تَلُفُّونَ (taluffūna) /ta.luf.fuː.na/: second-person masculine plural non-past active indicative of لَفَّ (laffa)
  2. تُلَفُّونَ (tulaffūna) /tu.laf.fuː.na/: second-person masculine plural non-past passive indicative of لَفَّ (laffa)

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French téléphone.

Pronunciation

Noun

تلفون (tilifūnm (plural تلافن (tlāfin) or تلفونات (tilifūnāt))

  1. telephone

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ت ل ف ن
2 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French téléphone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.la.foːn/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

تلفون (talafōn, tilfōnm (plural تلفونات (talefōnāt))

  1. telephone, phone
    التلفون برنّ.
    it-talefōn birenn
    The phone rings.
  2. phone call

See also

  • اتصل (ittaṣal, to contact; to phone, call)
  • ضرب تلفون (ḍarab talefōn, to call, literally to hit the phone)
  • خلوي (ḵalawi, cellphone, mobile phone)