אָט

• אָטאָ (oto) — via Polish oto
• ט׳ (t') — by apheresis

Borrowed from Ukrainian от (ot).

• IPA^(key): /ɔt/
• Rhymes: -ɔt
• Hyphenation: אָט

אָט • (ot)

1. here, there (used to refer to a direction being pointed out)

   אָט האָסטו דיר!

   ot hostu dir!

   here you are!

   (literally, “here you have to you!”)

   אָט בין איך! ― ot bin ikh! ― here I am!

   דאָס בוך? אָט ליגט עס ― dos bukh? ot ligt es ― the book? there it is

   אָט איז די שטאָט ― ot iz di shtot ― here is the city

2. what a, such a [with אַ (a) or אַן (an)]

   אָט אַ …!

   ot a …!

   what a …!

3. (demonstrative) this; that [with דער (der) or די (di) or דאָס (dos) or דעם (dem)]

   אָט די מינוט ― ot di minut ― immediately (literally, “this minute”)

   אָט דעם קוכן נעם איך ― ot dem kukhn nem ikh ― this is the cake that I am taking

   אָט דעם וויל איך ― ot dem vil ikh ― that's the one I want

4. just now, right now, at this moment

   אָט איז ער געקומען ― ot iz er gekumen ― he has just arrived

   אָט רעגנט, אָט שנייט

   ot regnt, ot shneyt

   now it rains, now it snows

5. soon

   אָט קומט ער ― ot kumt er ― he will be here soon

6. (before an adverb) precisely, right, just

   אָט־אָט, אָט ערשט ― ot-ot, ot ersht ― just now

   אָט (אָ) דאָ ― ot (o) do ― right over here

   אָט דעמאָלט ― ot demolt ― just then

   אָט אַזוי! ― ot azoy! ― just like this!

   אָט אַזוי קאָכט מען די לאָקשן!

   ot azoy kokht men di lokshn!

   exactly! this is how you do it!

   (literally, “one cooks noodles just like this!”)

7. the following [with וואָס (vos) or וואָסער (voser) or וואָסערע (vosere)]

• Semantically akin to Belarusian вось (vosʹ), Polish oto, Russian вот (vot), and Ukrainian ось (osʹ), от (ot).

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “ot”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 654
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “אָט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “אָט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN