م

See also: مـ and ـم

م U+0645, م ARABIC LETTER MEEM ← ل [U+0644] Arabic ن → [U+0646]

ﻡ U+FEE1, ﻡ ARABIC LETTER MEEM ISOLATED FORM ← ﻠ [U+FEE0] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻢ → [U+FEE2]

ﻢ U+FEE2, ﻢ ARABIC LETTER MEEM FINAL FORM ← ﻡ [U+FEE1] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻣ → [U+FEE3]

ﻣ U+FEE3, ﻣ ARABIC LETTER MEEM INITIAL FORM ← ﻢ [U+FEE2] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻤ → [U+FEE4]

ﻤ U+FEE4, ﻤ ARABIC LETTER MEEM MEDIAL FORM ← ﻣ [U+FEE3] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻥ → [U+FEE5]

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the Nabataean letter 𐢓 (m, “mim”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤌 (m, “mem”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓈖. See also Classical Syriac ܡ (m, “mīm”), Hebrew מ (m, “mem”), Ancient Greek Μ (M), Latin M.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /miːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

م / مـ‍ / ـ‍م‍ـ / ـ‍م • (mīm)

1. the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ل (l) and followed by ن (n)
2. p.m., after noon (abbreviation from مساء)

   See also: ص (ṣ)

Symbol

م / مـ‍ / ـ‍م‍ـ / ـ‍م • (mīm)

1. the thirteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ل (l) and followed by ن (n).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic. Sometimes thought to be derived from the pronouns present in Arabic مَا (mā), Hebrew מה (mā, “what”), and مَن (man), מי (mī, “who”), so that, for example, مُدَرِّس (mudarris, “teacher”) is originally من يُدَرِّس (man yudarris, “he who teaches”). Compare also Arabic مَكْتُوب (maktūb) versus Hebrew כתוב (kāṯūḇ), both meaning “written”, with prefix in Arabic, but without in Hebrew.

Prefix

مَـ • (ma-)

1. a prefix used to create nouns of place

   خَبَزَ (ḵabaza, “to bake”) → مَخْبِز (maḵbiz, “bakery”, literally “place of making bread”)

   دَرَسَ (darasa, “to study”) → مَدْرَسَة (madrasa, “school”, literally “place of studying”)

Prefix

مِـ • (mi-)

1. a prefix used to create instrument nouns

   فَتَحَ (fataḥa, “to open”) → مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ, “key”, literally “instrument for opening”)

   وَزَنَ (wazana, “to weigh”) → مِيزَان (mīzān, “scales”, literally “instrument of weighing”)

Prefix

مُـ • (mu-)

1. a prefix that forms part of the pattern for participles from verb form II upwards, as well as all four-root verbs, i. e. all participles that are not from verb form I

   دَرَّسَ (darrasa, “to teach”) → مُدَرِّسٌ (mudarrisun, “teacher”)

   اِسْتَشْفَى (istašfā, “to seek a cure”) → مُسْتَشْفًى (mustašfan, “hospital”, literally “place where cure is sought”)

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of مِيلَادِيّ (mīlādiyy).

Adverb

م • (m)

1. AD

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
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Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/, [m]

Letter

م (transliteration needed)

1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/, [m]

Letter

م (transliteration needed)

1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /miːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

م • (m)

1. The thirty-seventh letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
م	ـم	ـمـ	مـ

See also

• Previous letter: ل (l)
• Next letter: ن (n)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	م
Cyrillic	М, м
Latin	M, m
Yañalif	M, m

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /miːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

م • (m)

1. The twentieth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter М.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
م	ـم	ـمـ	مـ

See also

• Previous letter: ل
• Next letter: ن
• (Arabic script letters) ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, د, ر, ز, س, ش, ع, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, ە, ھ, و, ۇ, ۋ, ۆ, ى, ي.

Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /mim/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

م (mīm)

1. The forty-first letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
م	ـم	ـمـ	مـ

See also

• Previous letter: ڵ
• Next letter: ن

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [mem]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [m]

Letter

م / مـ‍ / ـ‍مـ‍ / ‍ـم

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ة,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /mim/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

م • (mim)

1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
م	ـم	ـمـ	مـ

See also

• Previous letter: ل
• Next letter: ن

Persian

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /miːm/ (all dialects)
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): [m]

• Audio (Iran):

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Letter

م / مـ / ـمـ / ـم • (mim)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ل and followed by ن. Its name is میم (mim).

Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /miːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

م • (mīm)

1. The forty-seventh letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
م	ـم	ـمـ	مـ

See also

• Previous letter: ل
• Next letter: ن

Southern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• مە (me)

Etymology

Compare Persian من (man).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə/

• Audio:

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Pronoun

Northern Kurdish	ez
Central Kurdish	من (min)

م (mi)

1. I
2. me
3. my, mine

See also

Southern Kurdish personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	م (mə)	ئیمە (iːmæ)
2nd person	ت (tə)	ئیوە (iːwæ)
3rd person	ئەۊ (əæyː)	ئوان (əwaːn)

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /miːm/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

م • (mīm)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
م	ـم	ـمـ	مـ

See also

• Previous letter: ل (l)
• Next letter: ن (n)

Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /me/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

م • (me)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
م	ـم	ـمـ	مـ

See also

• Previous letter: ل (l)
• Next letter: ن (n)

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /mí/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

م (m)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script m..

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
م	ـم	ـمـ	مـ

See also

• Previous letter: ل
• Next letter: ن