م

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

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).

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).

Prefix

مَـ • (ma-)

1. A prefix used to create nouns of place

• خُبْز (ḵubz, “bread”) → مَخْبَز (maḵbaz, “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 and nouns of place from verb forms II–X

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

   اِسْتَشْفَى (istašfā, “to seek a cure”) → مُسْتَشْفًى (mustašfan, “hospital”, literally “place for seeking a cure”)

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ā), ب (b), ت (t), ث (ṯ), ج (j), ح (ḥ), خ (ḵ), د (d), ذ (ḏ), ر (r), ز (z), س (s), ش (š), ص (ṣ), ض (ḍ), ط (ṭ), ظ (ẓ), ع (ʿ), غ (ḡ), ف (f), ق (q), ك (k), ل (l), م (m), ن (n), ه (h), و (w), ي (y)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
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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

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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) حروف; ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ 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]

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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

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Persian

Pronunciation

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Letter

ﻡ / ﻣ / ﻤ / ﻢ • (mim)

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

Etymology

From می (mē-, mi-).

Prefix

م • (me, mo)

1. (dialectal, Mashhad) A non-combining prefix used in the present and the imperfect tenses

   او جرأت نِمِکِرد. کی جرأت مِکِرد؟

   U jor'at nemekerd. Ki jor'at mekerd?

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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

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Urdu

Alternative Forms

• म (ma)

Pronunciation

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

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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)