mm

See also: mM, Mm, MM, mm., .mm, m.m., and M&M

Translingual

Alternative forms

• (roman numeral): MM, MDD, mdd

Symbol

mm

1. (metrology) Symbol for millimeter (millimetre), an SI unit of length equal to 10⁻³ meters (metres).

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English

Noun

mm

1. Abbreviation of month (in two-digit numeric format, as in: dd/mm/yyyy)

Interjection

mm

1. Alternative form of mmm

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Egyptian

Etymology

According to Gardiner, an 18th Dynasty development from jmj.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛm/
  • Conventional anglicization: mem

Preposition

1. among

Usage notes

Only used with plural nouns, e.g. ẖrd mm bꜣkw (A child among the servants) or nouns with a plural sense, e.g. ngꜣw mm mnmnt (A steer amongst the herd).

mm is used in a more abstract or general sense than jmjtw, which refers more to a specific physical position among some nouns.

Inflection

Adverbial forms of mm  

mm	mm jrj

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mm  

mm	mmj	mmj	mmj

Derived terms

• mm jrj

Adverb

1. among them, therein

Alternative forms

See the alternative forms given for the prepositional usage above.

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 156

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Spanish

Noun

mm m (plural mms)

1. Abbreviation of milímetro.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• m.m.

Phrase

mm

1. Initialism of med mera.