Amit

//əˈmɪt// name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To lose. obsolete

    "And though a loadstone fired doth presently amit its proper virtue, and according to the position in cooling contracts a new verticity from the earth, yet if the same be laid awhile in aqua fortis, or other corrosive water, and taken out before a considerable corrosion, it still reserves its attraction, and will convert the needle according to former polarity."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Sanskrit.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. 3
    A diminutive of the male given name Amitabh, from Sanskrit.

Example

More examples

"Amit was asked a question, but he chose not to answer."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin āmittō (“I lose, I send away”).

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc.

Etymology 3

Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít).

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