ms

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ms"

㎳ U+33B3, ㎳ SQUARE MS ← ㎲ [U+33B2] CJK Compatibility ㎴ → [U+33B4]

Translingual

Symbol

ms

1. (metrology) Symbol for millisecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds.
2. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Malay.

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ms.

Noun

ms (plural mss)

1. Abbreviation of manuscript.

Etymology 2

From m +‎ -s.

Alternative forms

• m's

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛmz/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛmz

Noun

ms

1. plural of m

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

• sm., S/M, sm, S&M, Sm, S & M, SM

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/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /mis/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /mis/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /mes/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /mes/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: mes

Noun

 m

1. offspring, child

Inflection

Declension of ms (masculine)

singular	ms
dual	mswj
plural	msw

Derived terms

• msw-nswt

Descendants

• Demotic: ms
  • Coptic: ⲙⲁⲥ (mas)

Noun

 m

1. calf

Inflection

Declension of ms (masculine)

singular	ms
dual	mswj
plural	msw

Descendants

• Demotic: ms
  • Coptic: ⲙⲁⲥⲉ (mase)

Particle

 enclitic

1. surely; can connote particular persuasiveness, astonishment, reproach, or objection

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ms  

ms	msw

Derived terms

• jwms

Verb

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /mɨˈsɨ/

Interjection

ms

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of mersi (“thanks”).