م.
ma- · mi- · mīm · mu-
The twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ل (l) and followed by ن (n).
Meaning & usage
The twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ل (l) and followed by ن (n).
p.m., after noon (abbreviation from مساء)
Where this word comes from
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.
a prefix used to create nouns of place
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Semitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-. Cognate with Proto-Berber *-m- and Egyptian m-. 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.
The thirteenth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ل (l) and followed by ن (n).
Where this word comes from
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.
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
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Semitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-. Cognate with Proto-Berber *-m- and Egyptian m-. 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.
a prefix used to create instrument nouns
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Semitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-. Cognate with Proto-Berber *-m- and Egyptian m-. 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.
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Where this word comes from
Abbreviation of مِيلَادِيّ (mīlādiyy).
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