עט

See also: עת

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Unknown; related to Aramaic עֵיטָא.

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕeːtˤ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)et/
• Homophone: עֵת

Noun

עֵט • (et) m (plural indefinite עֵטִים, singular construct עֵט־, plural construct עֵטִי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. a pen

Hyponyms

• עט נובע
• עט כדורי

Derived terms

• עט ציפורן
• שֵׁם עֵט (shem et)

References

• H5842 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

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

עָט • (at) (pa'al construction)

1. to lunge, to pounce

   הוא עט על האוכל. ― hu at al haókhel. ― he pounced on the food.

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 469

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• (All dialects) IPA^(key): [ɛt]

Etymology 1

Interjection

עט! • (et!)

1. an expression of disdain; so what! it’s of no consequence!

Etymology 2

See also the alternate infinitive form על (el) compared to וועל (vel).

Alternative forms

• ׳עט ('et)

Verb

עט • (et)

1. Alternative form of וועט (vet): he/she/they (sg.)/you (pl.) will

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “עט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “עט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [2].