تلفون

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French téléphone.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. telephone
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References

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  • 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

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Root
ل ف و (l f w)
2 terms

Verb

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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

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Root
ل ف ف (l f f)
14 terms

Verb

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French téléphone.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. telephone

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ت ل ف ن
2 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French téléphone.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

See also

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