עט
See also: עת
Hebrew edit
Etymology 1 edit
Unknown; related to Aramaic עֵיטָא.
Pronunciation edit
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʕeːtˤ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)et/
- Homophone: עֵת
Noun edit
עֵט • (et) m (plural indefinite עֵטִים, singular construct עֵט־, plural construct עֵטִי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- a pen
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Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from עַיִט (“eagle”), based on 1 Samuel 14:32, with translation of the King James Version: וַיַּעַט הָעָם אֶל הַשָּׁלָל וַיִּקְחוּ צֹאן וּבָקָר (“And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground”). Root is unclear.
Verb edit
עָט • (at) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)
References edit
- Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 469
Yiddish edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
עט! • (et!)
- an expression of disdain; so what!
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