אַמט

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

אַמט (amtm or f, plural אַמטן (amtn)

  1. office, post, position
    האַלטן אַן אַמטhaltn an amtto hold an office