עט
See also: עת
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʕeːtˁ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʕ)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
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.
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