nn

nn

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English Online Dictionary. What means nn‎? What does nn mean?

Translingual

Symbol

nn

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Norwegian Nynorsk.

English

Adverb

nn (not comparable)

  1. (Philippines) Alternative form of NN (noon).

Egyptian

Pronunciation

  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛn/
    • Conventional anglicization: nen

Etymology 1

Pronoun

 proximal demonstrative pronoun

  1. 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

  1. (since Middle Egyptian, with a following noun or pronoun) there is no, there are no; introduces an independent negated existential clause
  2. (since Middle Egyptian, with a following noun or pronoun) without; there not being any …; introduces a subordinated negated existential clause
  3. (since Middle Egyptian) not; negates an adverbial or adjectival sentence
  4. (since Middle Egyptian) not; negates a subjunctive main clause with future meaning
  5. (since Middle Egyptian, uncommon) not; negates a nominal sentence [since the 12th Dynasty]
  6. (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, page 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

  1. IPA(key): /n̪ˠ/, /n̠ʲ/

Letter

nn (upper case Nn)

  1. A digraph in Irish orthography

Italian

Adverb

nn

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of non (not).

Portuguese

Adverb

nn

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of n (not)

Noun

nn m (uncountable)

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of n (no)

Interjection

nn

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of n (no)

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