ns

2. (metrology)Symbol fornanosecond, anSI unit oftime equal to 10⁻⁹seconds.

ns

1. plural ofn

• 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 17th edition ofThe Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.15, “To aid comprehension, lowercase letters form the plural with an apostrophe and ans”. TheOxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

• SN,sn,s.n.,Sn,S/N

FromProto-Afroasiatic*lis-(“tongue”). Cognate withProto-Semitic*lišān-^[1] andProto-Berber*iləs.

• (modern Egyptological)IPA^(key): /nɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization:nes

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1. tongue

Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofns  

ns

• Demotic Egyptian:⁠⁠(ls)
  • Akhmimic Coptic:ⲗⲉⲥ(les)
  • Bohairic Coptic:ⲗⲁⲥ(las)
  • Fayyumic Coptic:ⲗⲉⲥ(les)
  • Old Coptic:ⲗⲁⲥ(las)
  • Sahidic Coptic:ⲗⲁⲥ(las)

• James P[eter] Allen (2010),Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,→ISBN,pages36, 260.

• IPA^(key): /ⁿs/

ns (upper caseNs)

1. Aletter of the Lingalaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

ns

1. (text messaging)abbreviation ofno sé,idk

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