English Online Dictionary. What means nn? What does nn mean?
Translingual
Symbol
nn
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Norwegian Nynorsk.
English
Adverb
nn (not comparable)
- (Philippines, Singapore) Alternative form of NN (“noon”).
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: nen
Etymology 1
Pronoun
proximal demonstrative pronoun
- this, that
Usage notes
This demonstrative is a pronoun, and so does not directly modify nouns. In Middle Egyptian it becomes used as a demonstrative for plural nouns in place of the old adjectives jpn and jptn. When used in this way, it precedes the noun, with the genitival adjective n(j) in between, e.g. "these feet" is nn n(j) rdw (literally "this of feet").
It forms a contrastive pair with the demonstrative pronoun nf, in which nn is proximal.
Inflection
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Oréal hypothesizes an origin in a contraction of nj (negative particle) + wn (“exists”), following Vergote and rejecting an earlier hypothesis by Osing and Loprieno that would suggest an origin in nj (negative particle) + jn.
Particle
proclitic
- (since Middle Egyptian, with a following noun or pronoun) there is no, there are no; introduces an independent negated existential clause
- (since Middle Egyptian, with a following noun or pronoun) without; there not being any …; introduces a subordinated negated existential clause
- (since Middle Egyptian) not; negates an adverbial or adjectival sentence
- (since Middle Egyptian) not; negates a subjunctive main clause with future meaning
- (since Middle Egyptian, uncommon) not; negates a nominal sentence [since the 12th Dynasty]
- (since Middle Egyptian, used without anything negated following) or not; contrasts with a preceding clause or phrase
Usage notes
- When negating an adverbial or adjectival sentence, this particle stands near the beginning of the negated sentence, before the subject, but it can be preceded by other particles. It is followed by a nominal subject, a demonstrative pronoun, or a dependent pronoun as subject.
- When (exceptionally) negating a nominal sentence, this particle either pairs with the particle js like the ordinary negative particle for nominal sentences, nj, or simply stands by itself at the beginning of the sentence.
Derived terms
- nn zp
Descendants
- >? Late Egyptian: bn
Further reading
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 54–55, 194, 414.
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪ˠ/, /n̠ʲ/
Letter
nn (upper case Nn)
- A digraph in Irish orthography
Italian
Adverb
nn
- (Internet slang, text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of non (“not”).
Japanese
Romanization
nn
- Rōmaji transcription of んー
Portuguese
Adverb
nn
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of n (“not”)
Noun
nn m (uncountable)
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of n (“no”)
Interjection
nn
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of n (“no”)