ns

ns

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

ns

1. plural of n

• 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 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.

• S/N, SN, Sn, sn

From Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (“tongue”). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *lišān-[1] and Proto-Berber *iləs.

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

 m

1. tongue

• Demotic: ⁠⁠ (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, pages 36, 260.

• IPA^(key): /ⁿs/

ns (upper case Ns)

1. A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.