אַמט

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ambet, ambt, contracted from Old High German ambaht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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אַמט (amtm or f, plural אַמטן (amtn)

  1. office, post, position
    האַלטן אַן אַמטhaltn an amtto hold an office