م

Character	م U+0645, م
Name	ARABIC LETTER MEEM
Block	Arabic
← ل [U+0644] [U+0646] ن →

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

• e.g. خُبْز ‎(ḵubz, “bread”) → مَخْبَز ‎(maḵbaz, “bakery (place of making bread)”)
• e.g. دَرَسَ ‎(darasa, “to study”) → مَدْرَسَة ‎(madrasa, “school (place of studying)”)

Prefix

مِـ • ‎(mi-)

1. A prefix used to create instrument nouns

• e.g. فَتَحَ ‎(fataḥa, “to open”) → مِفْتَاح ‎(miftāḥ, “key (instrument for opening)”)
• e.g. وَزَنَ ‎(wazana, “to weigh”) → مِيزَان ‎(mīzān, “scales (instrument of weighing)”)

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)
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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

Wikipedia ^ms

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 Middle Persian.

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)