bn

See also: Bn, BN, B.N., .bn, bn., and Bn.

Translingual

Symbol

bn

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Bengali.

English

Noun

bn

1. (chiefly British, Commonwealth except Canada, Ireland) Abbreviation of billion.

Alternative forms

• bn.
• bln / bln.

Coordinate terms

• mn (million)
• tn (trillion)

Adjective

bn

1. Initialism of brand new.

Anagrams

• N.B., NB, n.b., nB, nb

Egyptian

Etymology

Related to (and probably developed from) earlier nn (“not”). The spelling with b- may reflect a graphic phenomenon rather than a sound change. Compare the Late Egyptian development of bw from Earlier Egyptian nj.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɛn/
  • Conventional anglicization: ben

Particle

 proclitic

1. (Late Egyptian) not; negates the adverbial sentence/first present, the third future, and the optative
2. (Late Egyptian) not; negates a nominal sentence
3. (Late Egyptian, with a following noun or pronoun) without; there not being any …

Usage notes

The negative constructions with this particle are isomorphic to the corresponding positive constructions without it; they are formed by simply prepending bn to the start of the clause. In the negated adverbial and nominal sentences, occasionally another negation particle, jwnꜣ, is used with bn, discontinuously following the negated element. In higher linguistic registers nn (“not”) is sometimes used instead of bn.

References

• Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, pages 113, 115, 117, 123–124, 140, 169–170

Latin

Adverb

bn

1. Abbreviation of bene.

Spanish

Adverb

bn

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of bien.

Adjective

bn m or f (masculine and feminine plural bns)

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of bien.

Noun

bn

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of bien.

Vietnamese

Phrase

bn

1. Initialism of bao nhiêu.