mim

mim

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Alacatlatzala Mixtec.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Alacatlatzala Mixtec terms

mim (comparative mimmer, superlative mimmest) (UK, dialect)

1. Demure; shy.
2. Prim; prudish.

mim (plural mims)

1. Alternative form of meem (“Arabic letter”).
   • 2014, Asim Roy, The Islamic Syncretistic Tradition in Bengal, page 124:

     The esoteric identity and importance of the Perso-Arabic letter, mim, and its Bengali equivalent, ma, were stressed. The letter, when added to Ahad, made Ahmad and Muhammad as well.

• mim-mem

• Imm, MMI

Borrowed from Arabic مِيم (mīm).

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimlər)

1. the Arabic letter م

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “mim”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb

Borrowed from Latin mīmus.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmim]

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• Rhymes: -im

mim m (plural mims)

1. mime (a pantomime actor)
2. mime (act of miming)

• mimar
• mímic
• pantomim

• “mim”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Proto-Central Naga *m-ʒəm.

• IPA^(key): /mi˥.jɯm˥/, [mi˥.jim˥]

mim

1. poison, venom

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[2], Berkeley: University of California, pages 61, 220
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 148

Borrowed from English mime, from Latin mimus.

mim m (plural mimyow)

1. mime, mimic

• “mim” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪm]

mim m anim

1. a mime, a pantomime actor

• IPA^(key): /mim/

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mim

1. (colloquial) contraction of mit +‎ dem

   Ich fahr da mim Auto hin.

   I'm going there by car.

From Arabic مِيم (mīm).

• IPA^(key): /mím/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mɪ́ŋ]

mim f

1. mim (letter of the Arabic alphabet)

mi (“what”) +‎ -m (“my, of mine”, possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈmim]
• Hyphenation: mim

mim

1. first-person singular single-possession possessive of mi

Learned borrowing from Latin mīmus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmim/

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• Rhymes: -im
• Syllabification: mim

mim m pers

1. mime (pantomime actor)

   Synonyms: mimik, pantomimista

mim m inan

1. (theater) mime (classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce)

• “mim”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “mim”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

• mi (archaic)
• my (obsolete)
• mym (obsolete)

From Old Galician-Portuguese mi, min from Latin mihi, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵʰye, dative of *éǵh₂ (“I”).

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• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: mim

mim

1. first-person singular prepositional pronoun
   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo, Rocco, page 514:

     E quantos serão bastante tolos para ficar longe de mim?

     And how many will be foolish enough to stay away from me?

2. (proscribed) used instead of eu as the subject of a subordinate clause following para, eg: para mim fazer instead of standard para eu fazer (for me to do)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mim.

• “mim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French mime.

mim n (plural mimuri)

1. pantomime

• mimm

From Early Scots mim, imitative of pursing the lips.^[1] Compare English mum (“silent”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪm]^[1]

mim (comparative mair mim, superlative maist mim)

1. restrained, peaceable
2. prim, prudish, modest

mim (comparative mair mim, superlative maist mim)

1. mincingly

mim (third-person singular simple present mims, present participle mimin, simple past and past participle mimt)

1. (intransitive) to act in a prim manner
2. (intransitive) to move in a prim manner

From meme.

mim m anim (Cyrillic spelling мим)

1. (Internet slang) meme

mim c

1. mime (pantomime, form of acting without words)

   Synonym: pantomim

• mima
• mimare

• “mim”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “mim”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “mim”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish میم (mîm), from Arabic مِيم (mīm).

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimler)

1. Name of the 24th letter of the Arabic alphabet, mem (‍م), representing the sound /m/.
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Abbreviation of mühim (“important”), from Ottoman Turkish مهم, from Arabic مُهِمّ (muhimm).

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimler)

1. (historical) nota bene sign.

Abbreviation of mevcut, from Ottoman Turkish موجود, from Arabic ْمَوْجُود (mawjūd).

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimler)

1. (obsolete) Indicates that something or someone is present, exists.

Abbreviation of temme and temmet, from Ottoman Turkish تم or تمت, Arabic تَمَّ (tamma) or تَمَّتْ (tammat).

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimler)

1. (obsolete) Indicates that something is completed, such as a manuscript; the end sign.

Borrowed from Arabic مِيم (mīm).

mim (plural mimlar)

1. the Arabic letter م