ns

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ns"
㎱ U+33B1, ㎱
SQUARE NS
← ㎰
[U+33B0] 		CJK Compatibility ㎲ →
[U+33B2]

Translingual

Symbol

ns

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

English

Noun

ns

  1. 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

Egyptian

Etymology

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *lis-, *les- (“tongue”). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *lišān-.[1]

Pronunciation
 

Noun

 m

  1. tongue

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

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ns  
ns

Descendants

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