ns
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ns"
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Translingual
Symbol
ns
- (metrology) Symbol for nanosecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10−9 seconds.
English
Noun
ns
- plural of n
Usage notes
- There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. 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
- S/N, SN, Sn, sn
Egyptian
Etymology
From Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (“tongue”). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *lišān-[1] and Proto-Berber *iləs.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /lis/ → /lis/ → /les/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: nes
Noun
m
- tongue
Inflection
Declension of ns (masculine)
singular | ns |
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dual | nswj |
plural | nsw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ns
ns |
Descendants
- Demotic: (ls)
- Coptic: ⲗⲁⲥ (las) – Sahidic, Bohairic; ⲗⲉⲥ (les) – Fayyumic, Akhmimic
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 260 page 36, 260.
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31