Jinûmêr

Amt

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (neuter, strong) agency; department; office (state institution responsible for specified concerns)
  2. (neuter, strong) office; post (public function, e.g. of a civil servant)
  3. (in-compounds, neuter, strong) mass; office
  4. (Germany, Switzerland, historical, neuter, strong) administrative unit (of a country); district

Pircarînî

B2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/amt/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle High German ambahte, ambehte, ambet, ammet, ampt, ambt, amt, from Old High German ambahti, ambaht, from Proto-West Germanic *ambaht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. The Middle High German contracted form amb(e)t developed quite regularly, via also attested ammet or ambt, into modern German Amt. Cognate with Dutch ambacht and ambt, Swedish ämbete, and Finnish ammatti, as well as English ambassador and embassy.

Related words

dîwan

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