ms
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ms"
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Translingual
Symbol
ms
- (metrology) Symbol for millisecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10−3 seconds.
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Malay.
English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
ms (plural mss)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ms
Usage notes
- Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.
Anagrams
Egyptian
Etymology
Possibly related to Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵙ (ms, “to be from, be related to, be a close relative/descendant of”).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /mis/ → /mis/ → /mes/ → /mes/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: mes
Noun
m
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
- Demotic: ms
- Coptic: ⲙⲁⲥ (mas)
Noun
m
Inflection
Descendants
Particle
enclitic
- surely; can connote particular persuasiveness, astonishment, reproach, or objection
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ms
| ms | msw |
Derived terms
Verb
- perfective of msj (“to give birth to”)
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 48, 60, 93, 125, 184, 198.
Romanian
Pronunciation
Interjection
ms
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of mersi (“thanks”).
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