All these days, we were made to believe that, the terms A.M. and P.M. stands for:
- A.M. - ante meridian
- P.M. - post meridian
But how it got?
( _ante_ of what ) and ( _post_ of what) never clarified ... !!!
(what = the subject itself is missing)
Now our ancient *Sanskrit* texts have blown off d ambiguity & "the things r now Cristal clear"
Just take a look:-
- A.M. = Aarohanam Marthandasya
- P.M. = Pathanam Marthandasya
Explanation
The ‘Sun’ who is vital 2 d calculation remains un-mentioned. This is unthinkable &unjustifiable. That lacuna arises because it is not realized that d letters A.M. and P.M. r the initials of the hoary .
Sanskrit expressions
(आरोहणम् मार्तडस्य्) Arohanam Martandasaya
_(i.e. the climbing of the sun)_
and
(पतनम् मार्तडस्य्) Patanam Martandasaya
_(i.e. the falling of the sun)_
_......... Are We Clear .. ?_
(आरोहणम् मार्तडस्य्) Arohanam Martandasaya
_(i.e. the climbing of the sun)_
and
(पतनम् मार्तडस्य्) Patanam Martandasaya
_(i.e. the falling of the sun)_
_......... Are We Clear .. ?_
The terms come from Latin. (notice the slightly different spelling of meridiem and meridian)
ReplyDeleteam stands for the Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday".
This is the time before the sun has crossed the meridian.
pm stands for post meridiem or "after midday" – after the sun has crossed the meridian.
-> Latin for “before” is “ante" (not “anti", which means “against"). So “before noon" is “ante meridiem", “am".
-> Latin for “after" is “post", so “after noon” is “post meridiem", “pm".
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ‘Ante Meridiem’ is an adverb that means ‘before midday’. It was originally absorbed from Latin. In Latin, Ante and Meridiem mean before and midday, respectively. Ante Meridiem in English means an occurrence before noon.
Ante Meridiem is the correct version, whereas Ante Meridian is its misspelling.
courtesy: https://www.embibe.com/exams/am-full-form/, and Quora and some websites