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TranslingualEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Modification of capital letter M, from Ancient Greek letter Μ (M, “Mu”).
LetterEdit
m (upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter M): Ḿḿ Ṁṁ Ṃṃ ᵯ ᶆ Ɱɱ ᴍ Mm M̄m̄
- (other scripts) μ (m, “mu”), м (m, “em”)
- Turned: ɯ
Etymology 2Edit
Various abbreviations.
PronunciationEdit
IPA (file)
SymbolEdit
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m
- metre (U.S. meter), the unit of length in the International System of Units
- milli-
- (phonetics) used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the voiced bilabial nasal (/m/), including Cyrillic м (m, “em”), the beginning of various kana including ま (ma), and Korean jamo ㅁ (m, “mieum”).
- mass
- month or months
- (music) mezzo, as in mezzo piano and mezzo forte
- million (since mid-20th century)
- thousand (M being the Roman numeral for 1,000)
- 1798 Letter from w:William Short (American ambassador) to Thomas Jefferson
- Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... —The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars—
- 1798 Letter from w:William Short (American ambassador) to Thomas Jefferson
- (music) minor
Etymology 3Edit
From upper case roman numeral M (1000), an alteration of ⋈, from ∞, an alteration of ↀ, an alteration of Ⓧ, from encircling X (the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.
Alternative formsEdit
NumeralEdit
m (lower case roman numeral, upper case M)
- (Roman numerals) The cardinal number one thousand (1000).
SynonymsEdit
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of M, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase M in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
Other representations of M:
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M, plural ms or m's)
- The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
NumberEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The ordinal number thirteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviations.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of am.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of him.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of my and mine.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of many.
- (stenoscript) the prefix mis-.
- (stenoscript) the prefix im-.
AdjectiveEdit
m
- (grammar) Abbreviation of masculine.
NounEdit
m (plural ms)
- Abbreviation of meter.
- Abbreviation of mile.
- Abbreviation of month.
- Abbreviation of minute.
- 1908, Francis Ernest Lloyd, The Physiology of Stomata (Carnegie Institution of Washington), page 83:
- Another instance: 2h28m p. m., 10 micra; 3h08m p. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3h09m p. m., 4 micra.
- 1908, Francis Ernest Lloyd, The Physiology of Stomata (Carnegie Institution of Washington), page 83:
- Abbreviation of million.
- 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- The final started with £85m worth of striking talent on the bench as Carroll was a Liverpool substitute and Chelsea's Fernando Torres missed out on a starting place against his former club.
- Abbreviation of minim (“unit of volume”).
- (music) Abbreviation of measure.
- (obsolete) thousand
- 1798 Letter from w:William Short (American ambassador) to Thomas Jefferson:
- Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... —The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars—
- 1798 Letter from w:William Short (American ambassador) to Thomas Jefferson:
VerbEdit
m
- (knitting) make
- 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies (page 232)
- Row 1 (RS): Kfb, knit to marker A, slip marker A, knit to marker B (there are no sts to knit between markers A and B in Row 1), m1, slip marker B, k1, slip marker B, m1, […]
- 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies (page 232)
TranslationsEdit
See alsoEdit
AzerbaijaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m lower case (upper case M)
- The nineteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eme and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
ChineseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
m
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
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EgyptianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Often suggested to be cognate to Hebrew בְּ־ (bə-), Arabic بِـ (bi-); however, more recent scholarship disputes this on phonological grounds, as Egyptian m is not held to regularly correspond with Semitic *b by either the traditional school of Egyptian comparison or the neuere Komparatistik school.
PronunciationEdit
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ma/ → /mə/ → /m̩/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm/
- Conventional anglicization: em
PrepositionEdit
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- in
- (of time) in, for, during
- (with certain verbs of motion) into
- (with most verbs of motion) from within, out of, from
- (of material) made of, consisting of
- (of contents, e.g. of a group) consisting of, comprising
- by means of
- in a state of
- in the capacity of, in the role of, as, being
- together with, along with
- (with following infinitive) forms the periphrastic imperfective of a verb
Usage notesEdit
This preposition is often used with definition 9 to indicate temporary identity, so, for example, z m ꜣhw (“the man is a poor man”) implies that this a temporary, rather than an eternal or generally true, state. Egyptian generally has an expansive view of what counts as a temporary identity compared to English.
InflectionEdit
Alternative formsEdit
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When the object of the preposition is an attached suffix pronoun, the adverbial form jm is used instead.
Derived termsEdit
- ꜣḫ m jb
- ꜣst-m-ꜣḫ-bjt
- jj-m-ḥtp
- jw-m-jtrw
- jw-n-ꜣmw-m-sḫt-sjsj
- jm
- jmj
- jmn-m-ḥꜣt
- wꜣḥ-nsyt-mj-rꜥ-m-pt
- wꜥ m
- pwj-m-rꜥ
- pr-m-ws
- m ꜣw
- m ꜣwt ḏt
- m ꜣmmt
- m ꜣt
- m ꜣt nt
- m ꜣt r ꜣt
- m ꜣt.f
- m ꜥb
- m wḥm
- m wḥm ꜥ
- m bꜣḥ
- m mꜣwt
- m mjtt
- m mnt
- m ḥꜣt
- m ḥr
- m ḥtp
- m ḫnt
- m ḫt
- m ḫd
- m ẖnw
- m ẖrt-hrw
- m zp
- m sꜣ
- m qꜣb
- m km n ꜣt
- m tꜣ ꜣt
- m ḏd
- m-ꜥ
- m-ꜥ ntt
- m-bjꜣt
- m-ḫm
- mdwj m
- mdt m ḥr
- rw nw prt m hrw
- rḏj m ḥr
- ḥꜣt-ꜥ m
- ḥr-m-ḥꜣt
- ḫꜥ-m-wꜣst
- sbk-m-ḥꜣb
- kꜣ-nḫt-ḫꜥ-m-wꜣst
Etymology 2Edit
Possibly originally a verb form, an imperative meaning ‘see’.
ParticleEdit
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proclitic
- (chiefly Old and Middle Egyptian, with a suffix pronoun) behold, lo, look
- Synonym: (Late Egyptian) ptr
- (without a suffix pronoun) whether, although
Usage notesEdit
This particle must introduce a sentence. In Middle Egyptian, it is usually followed by an attached second-person suffix pronoun, such as .k, .ṯ, .ṯnj, or .ṯn, indicating the person being addressed; after this comes the subject, in the form of a nominal subject, a demonstrative pronoun, or a dependent pronoun. In Old Egyptian, a dependent pronoun could be used instead of a suffix pronoun, reflecting the word’s origins as an imperative.
Alternative formsEdit
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m | m |
Etymology 3Edit
VerbEdit
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- imperative of jmj (“to not be, to not do”): don't
Alternative formsEdit
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m |
ReferencesEdit
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 115, 179–180, 194–195 page 86, 115, 179–180, 194–195.
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 15
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The sixteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called mo and written in the Latin script.
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EstonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
EtuloEdit
PronounEdit
ḿ
- I, first-person singular pronoun
- ḿ wēnî — I drink water
- ḿ wēnī — I drank water
ReferencesEdit
- Rose-Juliet Anyanwu, Fundamentals of Phonetics, Phonology and Tonology (2008)
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (upper case M)
- The fifteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äm or em and written in the Latin script.
InterjectionEdit
m
- gentlemen (used to mark toilets and similar installations to be for men only)
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FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter III:
- L’aube du jour commençait à poindre quand don Quichotte sortit de l’hôtellerie, si content, si glorieux, si plein de ravissement de se voir armé chevalier, que sa joie en faisait tressaillir jusqu’aux sangles de son cheval.
- The dawn of the day was beginning to break when Don Quixote left the inn, so content, so glorious, so full of ravishment of seeing himself armed a knight, that his joy made him tremble all the way to the girths of his horse.
FulaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
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GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
m
- Romanization of 𐌼
Haitian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
Contraction of mwen, from French moi.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
m
- Contraction of mwen.
HungarianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Abbreviation of méter.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
m (plural m-ek)
- m (the unit of length in the International System of Units)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | m | m-ek |
accusative | m-t | m-eket |
dative | m-nek | m-eknek |
instrumental | m-rel | m-ekkel |
causal-final | m-ért | m-ekért |
translative | m-ré | m-ekké |
terminative | m-ig | m-ekig |
essive-formal | m-ként | m-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | m-ben | m-ekben |
superessive | m-en | m-eken |
adessive | m-nél | m-eknél |
illative | m-be | m-ekbe |
sublative | m-re | m-ekre |
allative | m-hez | m-ekhez |
elative | m-ből | m-ekből |
delative | m-ről | m-ekről |
ablative | m-től | m-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
m-é | m-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
m-éi | m-ekéi |
Possessive forms of m | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | m-em | m-eim |
2nd person sing. | m-ed | m-eid |
3rd person sing. | m-e | m-ei |
1st person plural | m-ünk | m-eink |
2nd person plural | m-etek | m-eitek |
3rd person plural | m-ük | m-eik |
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The twenty-first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | m | m-ek |
accusative | m-et | m-eket |
dative | m-nek | m-eknek |
instrumental | m-mel | m-ekkel |
causal-final | m-ért | m-ekért |
translative | m-mé | m-ekké |
terminative | m-ig | m-ekig |
essive-formal | m-ként | m-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | m-ben | m-ekben |
superessive | m-en | m-eken |
adessive | m-nél | m-eknél |
illative | m-be | m-ekbe |
sublative | m-re | m-ekre |
allative | m-hez | m-ekhez |
elative | m-ből | m-ekből |
delative | m-ről | m-ekről |
ablative | m-től | m-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
m-é | m-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
m-éi | m-ekéi |
Possessive forms of m | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | m-em | m-eim |
2nd person sing. | m-ed | m-eid |
3rd person sing. | m-e | m-ei |
1st person plural | m-ünk | m-eink |
2nd person plural | m-etek | m-eitek |
3rd person plural | m-ük | m-eik |
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Further readingEdit
- m in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (upper case M)
- The sixteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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IgboEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (upper case M)
- The nineteenth letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
m (dependent/independent form, independent forms m, mụ)
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IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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ItalianEdit
LetterEdit
m f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case M)
- The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called emme and written in the Latin script.
LashiEdit
< 4 | 5 | 6 > |
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Cardinal : m | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa. Cognates include Chinese 五 (wǔ) and Burmese ငါး (nga:).
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
m
ReferencesEdit
LatinEdit
LetterEdit
m
- The letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
PronunciationEdit
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LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The twentieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
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LivonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (upper case M)
- The nineteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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MalayEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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MalteseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The seventeenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
m
- Nonstandard spelling of m̄.
- Nonstandard spelling of ḿ.
- Nonstandard spelling of m̌.
- Nonstandard spelling of m̀.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
MandinkaEdit
PronounEdit
m
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NorwegianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m
- The thirteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The sixteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (upper case M, lower case)
- The seventeenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (BR) (file)
LetterEdit
m (upper case M, lower case b)
- The thirteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- (International Standard) The seventeenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The sixteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called em, me, or mî and written in the Latin script.
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Serbo-CroatianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (uppercase): M
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (Cyrillic spelling м)
NounEdit
m ? (Cyrillic spelling м)
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (upper case M)
- The twenty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
SpanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
m
- (text messaging) Abbreviation of me.
SwahiliEdit
VerbEdit
m
Usage notesEdit
This term is archaic except in the common greeting m hali gani. Along with u and ni it is not conjugated.
See alsoEdit
PrefixEdit
m
- Marks a verb's object as 3rd person singular.
- ninamogopa
- I fear her
- ninamogopa
SwedishEdit
PrepositionEdit
m
- w/, with; Abbreviation of med.
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Proper nounEdit
m
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The sixteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called me and written in the Latin script.
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TurkmenEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (upper case M)
- The fifteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
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XhosaEdit
PronounEdit
-m
YorubaEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The fourteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called mí and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
m̄ or m
Etymology 3Edit
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
ḿ
- Standard spelling of ń (“imperfect aspect marker”) (used before verbs that start with a /b/ sound)
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
ǃKungEdit
VerbEdit
m