a.m.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"

English

Alternative forms

• am
• AM
• A.M.

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin ante meridiem "before noon".

Pronunciation

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Adverb

a.m. (not comparable)

1. Before noon.

Synonyms

• in the forenoon

Antonyms

• p.m.
• in the afternoon

Translations

before noon

• Arabic: قَبْلَ الظُّهْر (qabla ẓ-ẓuhr), صَبَاحًا (ṣabāḥan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上午 (zh) (shàngwǔ)

• Czech: dopoledne (cs)
• Dutch: 's morgens (nl), 's ochtends (nl)
• Esperanto: atm.
• Finnish: ap (fi)
• French: du matin (fr)
• German: morgens (de), vormittags (de)
• Greek: π.μ. (el) (p.m.) (p.m.)
• Hindi: सुबह के (subah ke)
• Icelandic: árdegis (is), fyrir hádegi (is), f.h. (is), a.m.
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} di mattina (it)
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• Japanese: 午前 (ja) (gozen)
• Kazakh: таң (kk) (tañ)
• Korean: 오전 (ko) (ojeon)
• Malay: pagi (ms), 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: ق.ظ
• Polish: przed południem
• Portuguese: a.m., da manhã
• Russian: до полу́дня (do polúdnja)
• Spanish: a. m. (es), de la mañana
• Swedish: fm (sv)
• Tagalog: ^{(please verify)} n.u.
• 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

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Pronunciation

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Abbreviation

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

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Portuguese

Adverb

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