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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Unknown; related to Aramaic עֵיטָא.
Pronunciation
Noun
עֵט • (et) m (plural indefinite עֵטִים, singular construct עֵט־, plural construct עֵטִי־)
- a pen
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References
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
Etymology 1
Interjection
עט! • (et!)
- 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).
Verb
עט • (et)
- 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 , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .