Hebrew

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Root
א־ט־ט (ʾ-ṭ-ṭ)

Adverb

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אַט אַט (at at)

  1. (literary) slowly slowly
    אט אט רומא הפכה לאימפריה.
    at at romá hafkhá leimpería
    Slowly slowly Rome turned into an empire.
    • 1919, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Aftermath 15:
      הפרפרים רפו כנפיהם והן מרפרפים אַט־אַט על השׂיחים.
      haparparím rafó kenafihém vehen merafrefím at-at al hasikhím.
      The butterflies relaxed their wings and are fluttering slowly slowly over the bushes.