M

M is also the name of M-Source

History

The letter M represents the bilabial nasal consonant sound, IPA {{IPA|}}, in Classical languages as well as the modern languages. It derives its shape from the Greek Mu (Μ, μ). Semitic Mem originally pictured water, in all probability.

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Bilabial - Nasal consonant - IPA - Language - Mu

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The Oxford English Dictionary (first edition) says that 'm' is sometimes a vowel in words like spasm and in the suffix -ism. In modern terminology this would be described as a syllabic consonant — IPA {{IPA|}}.

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Oxford English Dictionary - Vowel - Suffix - Syllabic - Consonant

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The Latin letter M derives from the Phoenician Mem, via the Greek Mu.

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Phoenician - Mem - Greek - Mu

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