• thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, tenth consonant
  • phonetic name: "voiced bilabial nasal"; sound: place your lips together and use your vocal chords to hum some air through your nose
  • Egyptian hieroglyphs were an owl and a gazelle rib. Interestingly, it was their wavy, zigzag line that symbolized water that was adopted by Semites as MEM (they rotated it 90 degrees.)
  • Greeks restored the original horizonal shape and adopted it as their letter mu (uppercase Μ, lowercase μ)
  • in Roman, 'M' represents 1000 (the highest numeral)
  • associated with aquatic, vibration, humanness
  • there is an aquatic motion inherent to letter M, which is said to connect to "maternal liquidity" and the essence of "being human"; 'M' is found in 61 translations of "mother" (mère, maman, madre, mutter, ma, maa, me, emak, makuahine, mama, emo, ema, ama, et al.)
  • also, "mammal" is any class of animal that suckles (i.e. mammary glands)
  • 'M' is one of the easiest consonants to pronounce, and is often one of the first sounds murmured by a baby (mamamamamama...)
  • the vocalized sound, "em", causes vibration in the brain, acting upon the seventh chakra at the crown of the head (n.b.: 'M' is actually considered a vowel in India)
  • when "em" (or "ohm") is sung on B♭, the sound resonates with the colours violet, white and gold
  • in Chinese koto-dama, "mu" corresponds to birth and maternity, "mo" represents harmony/roundness/the mother, and "mi" is connected with the self
  • in onomatopoeia, "mmmmmmh" expressed pleasure
  • the etymology, in tandem with the primordial sound/sensation, makes "M" symbolize the source of all material and spiritual life - the perfect union of body and soul. (n.b.: "M" is the heart of the alphabet, at position 13 of 26)
  • in French titles, "M." is Monsieur, "MM." is the plural Messiers
  • 'M' can symbolize the Holy Trinity, because of the three triangles in the letterform
  • 'm' in measurement is metre, or mile
  • 'M' in military weapons stands for model (ie. M1, M2, M16, etc.)
  • 'M' in printing is a pica / unit of measurement ('em' space); also, M stands for magenta (CMYK)
  • 'M' in technology is a programming language
  • 'M' in mathematics is million
  • 'm' often stands for masculine or male
  • M in the fictional James Bond empire is the head of M.I.6.
  • M is a nickname for the pop singer Madonna
  • M roof is double peaked roof
  • M is a deep, dreamless sleep, where consciousness is essentially lost
  • M&M's were founded in 1940 by Forrest Mars
  • Vitamin M (aka folic acid), is used to synthesize protein and DNA, and produce red blood cells (in tandem with vitamin B12). Folic acid may help prevent some cancers, as well as reduce chances for birth defects when taken during pregnancy. It can be found in dark green vegetables, organ meats, whole wheat products, legumes and mushrooms.
  • phonetic sound, 'em', can abbreviate "him" or "them" (ie. "Let 'em eat cake!") or Madam (ie. "Yes'm.")
  • NATO phonetic alphabet: MIKE
  • "'M' is a mountain or camp with tents pitched in pairs." -Victor Hugo, French poet & playwright
  • "The sound vibration of the consonant 'M' means 'to bring forth, manifesting, matter." - Joseph E. Rael
  • M can also abbreviate maiden, majesty, male, Malta, Manitoba, mare, mark, married, masculine, master, mature, medieval, medicine, medium, member, meridian, middle, mile, million, molar, Monday, Monsieur, month