mn

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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 UK, Commonwealth except Canada, Ireland) Abbreviation of million.
Alternative forms[edit]
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”).

Anagrams[edit]

Egyptian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

mn
n

 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 stay, to remain fixed, to endure (+ m: in (a place), as (a role); + ḥr: on (a seat, throne, foundation, etc.), in (one’s rightful place); + ẖr: with, having)
  3. (intransitive, of the heart/mind) to be firm, steadfast, unwavering, stouthearted, especially in battle
  4. (intransitive, of the legs or feet) to be firm of step, steadfast
  5. (intransitive, Late Egyptian, mathematics) to be(come) left over, to be(come) the remainder or amount remaining
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of mn (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: mn, geminated stem: mnn
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
mn
 mnw, mn
 mnt
 mn, j.mn
 mn, j.mn
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
mn
 ḥr mn
 m mn
 r mn
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect mn.n
 consecutive mn.jn
terminative mnt
perfective3 mn
 obligative1 mn.ḫr
imperfective mn, j.mn1
prospective3 mn
 potentialis1 mn.kꜣ
subjunctive mn, j.mn1
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect mn.n
 — —
perfective mn
 mn
 mnn, mnnj6, mn2, mnw2 5, mny2 5
imperfective j.mn1, mn, mny, mnw5
 j.mn1, j.mnw1 5, mn, mnj6, mny6
 mn, mnw5
prospective mn, mntj7
 mntj4, mnt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mn  
mn
n
Y1
mn
n		 U32
mn
n		 U32Y1V
mn mn mn
[since the Middle Kingdom] [since the 18th Dynasty] [since the 18th Dynasty]
Derived terms[edit]
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]
Usage notes[edit]

Sometimes accompanied by the demonstrative pn (“this”).

Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mn  
mn
n
mn
n
Y1		 A1
mn
n
Y1
mn mn mn
[Old Kingdom] [since the 18th Dynasty] [since the 18th Dynasty]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

mn
n		 nDs

 2-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to suffer, to be sick
  2. (transitive) to suffer from (an ailment)
  3. (transitive) to feel pain or have an ailment in (a body part)
  4. (transitive) to be troubled about (something)
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of mn (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: mn, geminated stem: mnn
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
mn
 mnw, mn
 mnt
 mn, j.mn
 mn, j.mn
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
mn
 ḥr mn
 m mn
 r mn
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect mn.n
 mnw, mn
 consecutive mn.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative mnt
perfective3 mn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 mn.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective mn, j.mn1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 mn
 mnn
 potentialis1 mn.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive mn, j.mn1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect mn.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective mn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 mn
 mnn, mnnj6, mn2, mnw2 5, mny2 5
imperfective j.mn1, mn, mny, mnw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 j.mn1, j.mnw1 5, mn, mnj6, mny6
 mn, mnw5
prospective mn, mntj7
 — mntj4, mnt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mn  
mn
n
mn
n		 nDs
mn
nDs
mn mn mn
[Old Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [Late Period]
Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

mn
n		 nDsA1

 m

  1. sick or suffering man [since the 18th Dynasty]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of mn (masculine)
singular mn
dual mnwj
plural mnw

References[edit]

  • “mn (lemma ID 69590)”, in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae‎[1], Corpus issue 17, Web app version 2.01 edition, Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning by order of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils by order of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, 2004–15 December 2022
  • “mn (lemma ID 69600)”, in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae‎[2], Corpus issue 17, Web app version 2.01 edition, Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning by order of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils by order of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, 2004–15 December 2022
  • “mn (lemma ID 69610)”, in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae‎[3], Corpus issue 17, Web app version 2.01 edition, Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning by order of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils by order of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, 2004–15 December 2022
  • “mn (lemma ID 69660)”, in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae‎[4], Corpus issue 17, Web app version 2.01 edition, Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning by order of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils by order of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, 2004–15 December 2022
  • “mn (lemma ID 69670)”, in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae‎[5], Corpus issue 17, Web app version 2.01 edition, Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning by order of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils by order of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, 2004–15 December 2022
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎[6], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 60.6–62.26, 63.11, 64.13–65.2, 66.18–67.5
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 106–107
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 183, 216, 309.
  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 36, 53
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