Hebrew

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. 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.

Verb

עָט • ‎(transliteration needed) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. to lunge, to pounce

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