mn

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See also: .mn, MN, Mn, mN, m'n, and m.n.

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

mn

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Mongolian.

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Numeral[edit]

mn

  1. (chiefly Britain, Commonwealth except Canada, Ireland) Abbreviation of million.
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Coordinate terms[edit]
  • bn (billion)
  • tn (trillion)

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

mn

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of mean.
    • 2008 January–February, Chris Rodell, “Small talk, big results”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 80:
      Sure, we may use cellphones and e-mail hundreds of times a week, but we say very little. [] Most of our talk, even in privileged IM circles, is no deeper than the words we exchange with the pizza guy. [] U C wt I mn?

Etymology 3[edit]

Adverb[edit]

mn (not comparable)

  1. (Philippines) Alternative form of MN (midnight).

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Egyptian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

mn
n
Y1

 2-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) established, to be(come) fixed or set
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 22–23:
      t F7
      Htp
      n
      s
      stt pr
      z
      f
      Aw
      wmn
      n
      Y1
      r
      h p
      wY1
      Z2
      f
      šfyt ḥtp.n.s st.s fꜣw mn(.w) r hpw.f
      Dignity, it has taken its seat, and magnificence is established according to his laws.
  2. (intransitive) to stick, to remain, to endure
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Descendants[edit]
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲛ (moun)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mn
n
Y1

 m

  1. substitute for an unknown male name; so-and-so, N.N. [since the Pyramid Texts]
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Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

mn
n
nDs

 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to suffer because of
  2. (transitive) to feel pain in (a body part)
  3. (reflexive) to suffer
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 36, 53