bn

See also: Bn, BN, B.N., .bn, bn., and Bn.

Translingual

Symbol

bn

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Bengali.

English

Noun

bn

  1. Abbreviation of billion.

Alternative forms

Coordinate terms
  • mn (million)
  • tn (trillion)

Adjective

bn

  1. Initialism of brand new.

Anagrams

Egyptian

Etymology

Related to (and probably developed from) earlier nn (“not”).

Pronunciation

Particle

 proclitic

  1. (Late Egyptian) not; negates the adverbial sentence/first present, the third future, and the optative
  2. (Late Egyptian) not; negates a nominal sentence
  3. (Late Egyptian, with a following noun or pronoun) without; there not being any …

Usage notes

The negative constructions with this particle are isomorphic to the corresponding positive constructions without it; they are formed by simply prepending bn to the start of the clause. In the negated adverbial and nominal sentences, occasionally another negation particle, jwnꜣ / jn, is used with bn, discontinuously following the negated element. In higher linguistic registers nn (“not”) is sometimes used instead of bn.

References
  • Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 113, 115, 117, 123–124, 140, 169–170

Vietnamese

Phrase

bn

  1. Initialism of bao nhiêu.
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