אַמט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German ambet, ambt, contracted from Old High German ambaht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO) IPA^(key): /amt/

Noun

אַמט • (amt) m or f, plural אַמטן (amtn)

1. office, post, position

   האַלטן אַן אַמט ― haltn an amt ― to hold an office