mim

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mim"

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Translingual

Symbol

mim

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Alacatlatzala Mixtec.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Alacatlatzala Mixtec terms

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

mim (comparative mimmer, superlative mimmest) (UK, dialect)

1. Demure; shy.
2. Prim; prudish.

Etymology 2

Noun

mim (plural mims)

1. Alternative form of meem (“Arabic letter”).
   • 2014, Asim Roy, The Islamic Syncretistic Tradition in Bengal, page 124:

     The esoteric identity and importance of the Perso-Arabic letter, mim, and its Bengali equivalent, ma, were stressed. The letter, when added to Ahad, made Ahmad and Muhammad as well.

See also

• mim-mem

Anagrams

• Imm, MMI

Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *m-ʒəm.

Noun

mim

1. (Chungli) poison, venom

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 61, 220
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 148

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيم (mīm).

Noun

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimlər)

1. the Arabic letter م

Declension

Declension of mim

	singular	plural
nominative	mim	mimlər
definite accusative	mimi	mimləri
dative	mimə	mimlərə
locative	mimdə	mimlərdə
ablative	mimdən	mimlərdən
definite genitive	mimin	mimlərin

Possessive forms of mim

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mimim	mimlərim
sənin (“your”)	mimin	mimlərin
onun (“his/her/its”)	mimi	mimləri
bizim (“our”)	mimimiz	mimlərimiz
sizin (“your”)	miminiz	mimləriniz
onların (“their”)	mimi or mimləri	mimləri
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mimimi	mimlərimi
sənin (“your”)	mimini	mimlərini
onun (“his/her/its”)	mimini	mimlərini
bizim (“our”)	mimimizi	mimlərimizi
sizin (“your”)	miminizi	mimlərinizi
onların (“their”)	mimini or mimlərini	mimlərini
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mimimə	mimlərimə
sənin (“your”)	miminə	mimlərinə
onun (“his/her/its”)	miminə	mimlərinə
bizim (“our”)	mimimizə	mimlərimizə
sizin (“your”)	miminizə	mimlərinizə
onların (“their”)	miminə or mimlərinə	mimlərinə
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mimimdə	mimlərimdə
sənin (“your”)	mimində	mimlərində
onun (“his/her/its”)	mimində	mimlərində
bizim (“our”)	mimimizdə	mimlərimizdə
sizin (“your”)	miminizdə	mimlərinizdə
onların (“their”)	mimində or mimlərində	mimlərində
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mimimdən	mimlərimdən
sənin (“your”)	mimindən	mimlərindən
onun (“his/her/its”)	mimindən	mimlərindən
bizim (“our”)	mimimizdən	mimlərimizdən
sizin (“your”)	miminizdən	mimlərinizdən
onların (“their”)	mimindən or mimlərindən	mimlərindən
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mimimin	mimlərimin
sənin (“your”)	miminin	mimlərinin
onun (“his/her/its”)	miminin	mimlərinin
bizim (“our”)	mimimizin	mimlərimizin
sizin (“your”)	miminizin	mimlərinizin
onların (“their”)	miminin or mimlərinin	mimlərinin

References

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “mim”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[2] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmim]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -im

Noun

mim m (plural mims)

1. mime (a pantomime actor)
2. mime (act of miming)

Related terms

• mimar
• mímic
• pantomim

Further reading

• “mim”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cornish

Noun

mim m

1. mime, mimic

References

• http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪm]

Noun

mim m anim

1. a mime, a pantomime actor

Declension

Declension of mim (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	mim	mimové
genitive	mima	mimů
dative	mimovi, mimu	mimům
accusative	mima	mimy
vocative	mime	mimové
locative	mimovi, mimu	mimech
instrumental	mimem	mimy

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mim/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Contraction

mim

1. (colloquial) contraction of mit +‎ dem

   Ich fahr da mim Auto hin.

   I'm going there by car.

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic مِيم (mīm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mím/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mɪ́ŋ]

Noun

mim f

1. mim (letter of the Arabic alphabet)

Hungarian

Etymology

mi (“what”) +‎ -m (“my, of mine”, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmim]
• Hyphenation: mim

Pronoun

mim

1. first-person singular single-possession possessive of mi

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	mim	—
accusative	mimet	—
dative	mimnek	—
instrumental	mimmel	—
causal-final	mimért	—
translative	mimmé	—
terminative	mimig	—
essive-formal	mimként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	mimben	—
superessive	mimen	—
adessive	mimnél	—
illative	mimbe	—
sublative	mimre	—
allative	mimhez	—
elative	mimből	—
delative	mimről	—
ablative	mimtől	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	mimé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	miméi	—

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mīmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmim/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -im
• Syllabification: mim

Noun

mim m pers

1. mime (pantomime actor)

   Synonyms: mimik, pantomimista

Declension

Declension of mim

	singular	plural
nominative	mim	mimowie
genitive	mima	mimów
dative	mimowi	mimom
accusative	mima	mimów
instrumental	mimem	mimami
locative	mimie	mimach
vocative	mimie	mimowie

Noun

mim m inan

1. (theater) mime (classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce)

Declension

Declension of mim

	singular	plural
nominative	mim	mimy
genitive	mimu	mimów
dative	mimowi	mimom
accusative	mim	mimy
instrumental	mimem	mimami
locative	mimie	mimach
vocative	mimie	mimy

Related terms

adjectives

• mimiczny

adverbs

• mimicznie

nouns

• mimika
• mimikra

Further reading

• mim in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mim in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mi (archaic)
• my (obsolete)
• mym (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mi, min from Latin mihi, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵʰye, dative of *éǵh₂ (“I”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmĩ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Audio (Portugal):

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• Audio (Brazil):

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• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: mim

Pronoun

mim

1. first-person singular prepositional pronoun
   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo, Rocco, page 514:

     E quantos serão bastante tolos para ficar longe de mim?

     And how many will be foolish enough to stay away from me?

2. (proscribed) used instead of eu as the subject of a subordinate clause following para, eg: para mim fazer instead of standard para eu fazer (for me to do)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mim.

See also

Portuguese personal pronouns

number	person		nominative (subject)	accusative (direct object)	dative (indirect object)	prepositional	prepositional with com	non-declining
singular	first		eu	me		mim	comigo	—
	second		tu	te		ti	contigo	você o senhor m a senhora f
	third	m	ele	o (lo, no)	lhe	ele	com ele	o mesmo
		f	ela	a (la, na)		ela	com ela	a mesma
plural	first		nós	nos		nós	connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil)	a gente
	second		vós	vos		vós	convosco com vós	vocês os senhores m as senhoras f
	third	m	eles	os (los, nos)	lhes	eles	com eles	os mesmos
		f	elas	as (las, nas)		elas	com elas	as mesmas
reflexive third / indefinite			—	se		si	consigo	o mesmo etc. (reflexive)

Further reading

• “mim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mime.

Noun

mim n (plural mimuri)

1. pantomime

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mim	mimul		mimuri	mimurile
genitive-dative	mim	mimului		mimuri	mimurilor
vocative	mimule			mimurilor

Scots

Alternative forms

• mimm

Etymology

From Early Scots mim, imitative of pursing the lips. Compare English mum (“silent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪm]

Adjective

mim (comparative mair mim, superlative maist mim)

1. restrained, peaceable
2. prim, prudish, modest

Adverb

mim (comparative mair mim, superlative maist mim)

1. mincingly

Verb

mim (third-person singular simple present mims, present participle mimin, simple past and past participle mimt)

1. (intransitive) to act in a prim manner
2. (intransitive) to move in a prim manner

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From meme.

Noun

mim m anim (Cyrillic spelling мим)

1. (Internet slang) meme

Declension

Declension of mim

	singular	plural
nominative	mim	mimovi
genitive	mima	mimova
dative	mimu	mimovima
accusative	mima	mimove
vocative	mimu	mimovi
locative	mimu	mimovima
instrumental	mimom	mimovima

Swedish

Noun

mim c

1. mime (pantomime, form of acting without words)

   Synonym: pantomim

Declension

Declension of mim

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mim	mims
	definite	mimen	mimens
plural	indefinite	mimer	mimers
	definite	mimerna	mimernas

Related terms

• mima
• mimare

References

• mim in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mim in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mim in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish میم (mîm), from Arabic مِيم (mīm).

Noun

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimler)

1. Name of the 24th letter of the Arabic alphabet, mem (‍م), representing the sound /m/.
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Declension

Declension of mim

singular plural nominative mim mimler definite accusative mimi mimleri dative mime mimlere locative mimde mimlerde ablative mimden mimlerden genitive mimin mimlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular mimim mimlerim 2nd singular mimin mimlerin 3rd singular mimi mimleri 1st plural mimimiz mimlerimiz 2nd plural miminiz mimleriniz 3rd plural mimleri mimleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular mimimi mimlerimi 2nd singular mimini mimlerini 3rd singular mimini mimlerini 1st plural mimimizi mimlerimizi 2nd plural miminizi mimlerinizi 3rd plural mimlerini mimlerini dative singular plural 1st singular mimime mimlerime 2nd singular mimine mimlerine 3rd singular mimine mimlerine 1st plural mimimize mimlerimize 2nd plural miminize mimlerinize 3rd plural mimlerine mimlerine locative singular plural 1st singular mimimde mimlerimde 2nd singular miminde mimlerinde 3rd singular miminde mimlerinde 1st plural mimimizde mimlerimizde 2nd plural miminizde mimlerinizde 3rd plural mimlerinde mimlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular mimimden mimlerimden 2nd singular miminden mimlerinden 3rd singular miminden mimlerinden 1st plural mimimizden mimlerimizden 2nd plural miminizden mimlerinizden 3rd plural mimlerinden mimlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular mimimin mimlerimin 2nd singular miminin mimlerinin 3rd singular miminin mimlerinin 1st plural mimimizin mimlerimizin 2nd plural miminizin mimlerinizin 3rd plural mimlerinin mimlerinin

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of mühim (“important”), from Ottoman Turkish مهم, from Arabic مُهِمّ (muhimm).

Noun

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimler)

1. (historical) nota bene sign.

Derived terms

• mim koymak
• mimlemek
• mimlenmek
• mimli

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of mevcut, from Ottoman Turkish موجود, from Arabic ْمَوْجُود (mawjūd).

Noun

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimler)

1. (obsolete) Indicates that something or someone is present, exists.

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of temme and temmet, from Ottoman Turkish تم or تمت, Arabic تَمَّ (tamma) or تَمَّتْ (tammat).

Noun

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimler)

1. (obsolete) Indicates that something is completed, such as a manuscript; the end sign.

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيم (mīm).

Noun

mim (plural mimlar)

1. the Arabic letter م

Declension

Declension of mim

	singular	plural
nominative	mim	mimlar
genitive	mimning	mimlarning
dative	mimga	mimlarga
definite accusative	mimni	mimlarni
locative	mimda	mimlarda
ablative	mimdan	mimlardan
similative	mimdek	mimlardek

Possessive forms of mim

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	mimim	mimlarim
genitive	mimimning	mimlarimning
dative	mimimga	mimlarimga
definite accusative	mimimni	mimlarimni
locative	mimimda	mimlarimda
ablative	mimimdan	mimlarimdan
similative	mimimdek	mimlarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	miming	mimlaring
genitive	mimingning	mimlaringning
dative	mimingga	mimlaringga
definite accusative	mimingni	mimlaringni
locative	mimingda	mimlaringda
ablative	mimingdan	mimlaringdan
similative	mimingdek	mimlaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	mimi	mimlari
genitive	mimining	mimlarining
dative	mimiga	mimlariga
definite accusative	mimini	mimlarini
locative	mimida	mimlarida
ablative	mimidan	mimlaridan
similative	mimidek	mimlaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	mimimiz	mimlarimiz
genitive	mimimizning	mimlarimizning
dative	mimimizga	mimlarimizga
definite accusative	mimimizni	mimlarimizni
locative	mimimizda	mimlarimizda
ablative	mimimizdan	mimlarimizdan
similative	mimimizdek	mimlarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	mimingiz	mimlaringiz
genitive	mimingizning	mimlaringizning
dative	mimingizga	mimlaringizga
definite accusative	mimingizni	mimlaringizni
locative	mimingizda	mimlaringizda
ablative	mimingizdan	mimlaringizdan
similative	mimingizdek	mimlaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	mimi	mimlari
genitive	mimining	mimlarining
dative	mimiga	mimlariga
definite accusative	mimini	mimlarini
locative	mimida	mimlarida
ablative	mimidan	mimlaridan
similative	mimidek	mimlaridek