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]

a pen

Derived terms

עט ציפורן‎
עט נובע‎
עט כדורי‎
שֵׁם עֵט‎ (shem et)

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)

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, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 469

Yiddish

Pronunciation

(All dialects) IPA^(key): [ɛt]

Interjection

עט!‎ • (et!)

an expression of disdain; so what!

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