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mn

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

English

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Etymology 1

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Numeral

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mn

  1. (chiefly British, Commonwealth except Canada, Ireland) Abbreviation of million.
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  • bn (billion)
  • tn (trillion)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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mn

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of mean.
    • 2008 January–February, Chris Rodell, “Small talk, big results”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 80:
      Sure, we may use cellphones and e-mail hundreds of times a week, but we say very little. [] Most of our talk, even in privileged IM circles, is no deeper than the words we exchange with the pizza guy. [] U C wt I mn?

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Adverb

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mn (not comparable)

  1. (Philippines) Alternative form of MN (midnight).

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Egyptian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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mn
n

 2-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) established, to be(come) fixed or set
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 22–23:
      t F7
      Htp
      n
      s
      stt pr
      z
      f
      Aw
      wmn
      n
      Y1
      r
      h p
      wY1
      Z2
      f
      šfyt ḥtp.n.s st.s fꜣw mn(.w) r hpw.f
      Dignity, it has taken its seat, and magnificence is established according to his laws.
  2. (intransitive) to stick, to stay, to remain fixed, to endure (+ m: in (a place), as (a role); + ḥr: on (a seat, throne, foundation, etc.), in (one’s rightful place); + ẖr: with, having)
  3. (intransitive, of the heart/mind) to be firm, steadfast, unwavering, stouthearted, especially in battle
  4. (intransitive, of the legs or feet) to be firm of step, steadfast
  5. (intransitive, Late Egyptian, mathematics) to be(come) left over, to be(come) the remainder or amount remaining
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  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲛ (moun)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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mn
n
Y1

 m

  1. substitute for an unknown male name; so-and-so, N.N. [since the Pyramid Texts]
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Sometimes accompanied by the demonstrative pn (this).

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Etymology 3

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Verb

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mn
n
nDs

 2-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to suffer, to be sick
  2. (transitive) to suffer from (an ailment)
  3. (transitive) to feel pain or have an ailment in (a body part)
  4. (transitive) to be troubled about (something)
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Noun

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mn
n
nDsA1

 m

  1. sick or suffering man [since the 18th Dynasty]
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References

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  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 36, 53