טלגרף

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From French télégraphe (and European borrowings of the same), a compound of télé- +‎ -graphe. Equivalent to טֶלֶ־‎ (tele) +‎ גְרָף‎ (graf).

Noun

טֶלֶגְרָף • (télegraf) m (plural indefinite טֵלֶגְרָפִים‎, singular construct טֵלֶגְרַף־, plural construct טֵלֶגְרָפֵי־‎)

1. A telegraph.

Further reading

• טלגרף‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Etymology 2

From the root ט־ל־ג־ר־ף‎ (T-l-g-r-p), extracted from the above noun, treated as a four-letter root with ג־ר (g-r) serving as the third letter.

Verb

טִלְגְּרֵף • (tilgréf) (pi'el construction)

1. (rare) To telegraph, to wire, to send a telegraph (to).