ns

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U+33B1, ㎱
SQUARE NS

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Translingual

Symbol

ns

  1. (metrology) Symbol for nanosecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10−9 seconds.

English

Noun

ns

  1. plural of n

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

From Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (tongue). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *lišān-[1] and Proto-Berber *lis.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

n
ns
sF51

 m

  1. tongue

Inflection

Declension of ns (masculine)
singular ns
dual nswj
plural nsw

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Demotic: F51s-2l (ls)

References

  • James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 36, 260.
  1. 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31

Lingala

Pronunciation

Letter

ns (upper case Ns)

  1. A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.