mm

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

Alternative forms

  • (roman numeral): MM, MDD, mdd

Symbol

mm

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

English

Abbreviation

mm

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

Interjection

mm

  1. Alternative form of mmm

Egyptian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Preposition

mm

  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

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Adverb

mm

  1. among them, therein

Alternative forms

See the alternative forms given for the prepositional usage above.

References

  • Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, revised 3rd edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 156

Spanish

Noun

mm m (plural mms)

  1. Abbreviation of milímetro.

Swedish

Alternative forms

Abbreviation

mm

  1. med mera
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