م
العربية
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م¹
- /miːm/ letter, name
- /m/ phoneme
Where it comes from
From the Nabataean letter 𐢓 (m, “mim”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤌 (m, “mem”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓈖. See also Classical Syriac ܡ (m, “mīm”), Hebrew מ (m, “mem”), Ancient Greek Μ (M), Latin M.
letter مـ · ـمـ · ـم · mīm
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ل (l) and followed by ن (n).
symbol mīm
- The thirteenth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ل (l) and followed by ن (n).
- abbreviation of مَسَاءً (masāʔan), p.m., after noon
- abbreviation of مِيلَادِيّ (mīlādiyy), AD, CE
- abbreviation of مِتْر (mitr), meter (SI unit of measurement)
- abbreviation of مُهَنْدِس (muhandis, “engineer”), eng.
م²
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-. Cognate with Proto-Berber *-m- and Egyptian m-.
Sometimes thought to be derived from the pronouns present in Arabic مَا (mā), Hebrew מה (mā, “what”), and مَن (man), מי (mī, “who”), so that, for example, مُدَرِّس (mudarris, “teacher”) is originally مَنْ يُدَرِّس (man yudarris, “he who teaches”). Compare also Arabic مَكْتُوب (maktūb) versus Hebrew כתוב (kāṯūḇ), both meaning “written”, with prefix in Arabic, but without in Hebrew.
prefix مَـ · ma-
- a prefix used to create nouns of place خَبَزَ (ḵabaza, “to bake”) → مَخْبِز (maḵbiz, “bakery”, literally “place of making bread”)
prefix مِـ · mi-
- a prefix used to create instrument nouns فَتَحَ (fataḥa, “to open”) → مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ, “key”, literally “instrument for opening”)
prefix مُـ · mu-
- a prefix that forms part of the pattern for participles from verb form II upwards, as well as all four-root verbs, i. e. all participles that are not from verb form I دَرَّسَ (darrasa, “to teach”) → مُدَرِّس (mudarris, “teacher”)
In English
Talk about this word "م." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. م. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85 "م." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85.Cite this
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title = {م},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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