אות
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ot"
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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א־ו־ת (ʾ-w-t) |
From Proto-Semitic *awayat-, cognate with Aramaic אתא (ʾāṯāh, “sign”) and Arabic آية (ʾāya, “sign”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ot/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ɔs/, /ɔɪs/
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔøθ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔoθ/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔoːt/, [ʔoːθ]
Noun
אוֹת • (ot) m (plural indefinite אוֹתוֹת)
- a sign, an omen
- Exodus 31:17
- בֵּינִי וּבֵין בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אוֹת הִוא לְעֹלָם:
- bēnī ū-vēn bənē yiśrāʾēl ʾōṯ hī lə-ʿōlām.
- It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel for ever.
- Exodus 31:17
- a signal, a cue
Derived terms
- יַחַס אוֹת לְרַעַשׁ (yákhas ót l'rá'ash)
Noun
אוֹת • (ot) f (plural indefinite אוֹתִיּוֹת)
- letter (symbol)
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Avot 6:3:
- הַלּוֹמֵד מֵחֲבֵרוֹ פֶּרֶק אֶחָד אוֹ הֲלָכָה אַחַת אוֹ פָסוּק אֶחָד אוֹ דִבּוּר אֶחָד אוֹ אֲפִלּוּ אוֹת אַחַת, צָרִיךְ לִנְהוֹג בּוֹ כָבוֹד
- Hal-lōmēḏ mē-ḥăvērō pereq ʾeḥāḏ ʾō hălāḵā ʾaḥaṯ ʾō fāsūq ʾeḥāḏ ʾō ḏibbūr ʾeḥāḏ ʾō ʾǎfillū ʾōṯ ʾaḥaṯ, ṣārīḵ li-nhōḡ bō ḵāvōḏ.
- Whoever learns from his fellow one chapter or one halakha or one verse or one word, or even one letter, should treat him with respect.
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Avot 6:3:
Derived terms
- אוֹת כְּתָב
- אוֹת דְּפוּס
- הָאוֹתִיּוֹת הַקְּטַנּוֹת (ha'otiyót hak'tanót)
References
- “אות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
אות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Anagrams
- אתו
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew אות (ot).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔs/
Noun
אות • (os) m or n, plural אותיות (oysyes)
- letter (symbol used for writing)