mm
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Translingual
Symbol
mm
- (metrology) Symbol for the millimeter (millimetre), an SI unit of length equal to 10−3 meters (metres).
English
Egyptian
Etymology
According to Gardiner, an 18th Dynasty development from jmj.
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 |
Derived terms
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 (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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