a.m.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"

㏂ U+33C2, ㏂ SQUARE AM ← ㏁ [U+33C1] CJK Compatibility ㏃ → [U+33C3]

English

Alternative forms

• a. m., am, AM, A. M., A.M.
• a, A (chiefly American)

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin ante meridiem "before noon".

Pronunciation

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Adverb

a.m. (not comparable)

1. Before noon.

Usage notes

• Some argue that it should not be used in English as a noun meaning "morning" on account of the fact that it is an abbreviation for a Latin adverbial phrase. Also, the National Institute of Standards and Technology contends it is incorrect to use 12 a.m. or 12 p.m. to mean either noon or midnight.

Synonyms

• in the forenoon

Antonyms

• p.m.
• in the afternoon

Translations

before noon

• Arabic: قَبْلَ الظُّهْر‎ (qabla ẓ-ẓuhr), صَبَاحًا‎ (ṣabāḥan), ص‎ (ar) (ṣ) (abbreviation)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上午 (zh) (shàngwǔ)

• Czech: dopoledne (cs)
• Dutch: 's morgens (nl), 's ochtends (nl)
• Esperanto: atm., a.t.m.
• Finnish: ap. (fi), ap (fi), e. pp. (fi)
• French: du matin, avant-midi (fr) (Canada, Belgium)
• German: morgens (de), vormittags (de)
• Greek: π.μ. (el) (p.m.) (p.m.)
• Haitian Creole: di maten, nan maten, maten
• Hindi: सुबह के (subah ke)
• Icelandic: árdegis (is), fyrir hádegi (is), f.h. (is), a.m.
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} di mattina (it)
• Japanese: 午前 (ja) (ごぜん, gozen)
• Kazakh: таң (kk) (tañ)
• Korean: 오전 (ko) (ojeon), 오전에 (ko) (ojeone)
• Malay: pagi (ms)
• Mongolian: ҮӨ (ÜÖ)
• Navajo: abínígo neeznáágóó oolkiłgo... (10 a.m. in the future), abínídą́ą́ʼ neeznáadi oolkił yę́ędą́ą́ʼ... (10 a.m. in the past)
• Persian: پیشین‎ (fa) (pišin), پیش از نیمروز‎ (piš az nimruz), ق.ظ‎
• Polish: przed południem
• Portuguese: a.m., da manhã
• Russian: до полу́дня (do polúdnja), но́чи (ru) (nóči) (till 3 AM), утра́ (ru) (utrá) (after 3 AM)
• Scottish Gaelic: m, sa mhadainn
• Spanish: a. m. (es), AM, de la mañana
• Swedish: fm (sv)
• Tagalog: n.u., ^{(please verify)} n.u.
• Tigrinya: ንጉሆ ሰዓት (nəguho säʿat)
• Turkish: ÖÖ.
• Urdu: صبح کے‎ (subah ke)
• Welsh: y.b. (cy)

Adjective

a.m. (not comparable)

1. Initialism of ad modum.

Anagrams

• -ma-, M&A, M.A., MA, Ma, ma

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adverb

a.m.

1. Abbreviation of amica manu.: (delivered) by the hand of a friend (put on an address)
2. Abbreviation of ante meridiem.: a.m., in the forenoon

Synonyms

• 's morgens
• 's ochtends

Portuguese

Adverb

a.m. (not comparable)

1. a.m. (before noon)/(antes do meio dia) (Portuguese language)