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)