مئة

See also: مية and ميه

Arabic

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

		1,000
←  90	←  99	١٠٠ 100	200  →	1,000  →
		10
Cardinal: مِئَة (miʔa), مِائَة

Alternative forms

• مِا۟ئَة (miʔa)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *miʔat-. The frequent form مِا۟ئَة (miʔa) has a silent alif to avoid confusion with other words in rasm (else it could look identical to مِنْهُ (min-hu, “from it, from him”)), and because it is a logogram of earlier Aramaic spellings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ʔa/

Numeral

مِئَة • (miʔa) f (dual مِئَتَان (miʔatān), plural مِئَات (miʔāt) or مِئُون (miʔūn))

1. hundred

Usage notes

The word مِئَة (miʔa) is an inherently feminine noun. The gender is visible in constructions like three hundred (see above), where the masculine ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ, “three”) appears, which is used with feminine nouns (the numbers 3–10 exhibit the polarity of gender in Arabic). The plural of مِئَة (miʔa) is the same as the singular when used with the numbers 3 through 9, which normally govern a noun in the genitive plural (cf. ثَلَاثَةُ آلَافٍ (ṯalāṯatu ʔālāfin, “three thousand”), with plural آلَاف (ʔālāf)). The plural مِئَات (miʔāt) occurs only when used to mean hundreds, i.e. an unspecified large number.

Declension

Declension of numeral مِئَة (miʔa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِئَة miʔa	الْمِئَة al-miʔa	مِئَة miʔat
Nominative	مِئَةٌ miʔatun	الْمِئَةُ al-miʔatu	مِئَةُ miʔatu
Accusative	مِئَةً miʔatan	الْمِئَةَ al-miʔata	مِئَةَ miʔata
Genitive	مِئَةٍ miʔatin	الْمِئَةِ al-miʔati	مِئَةِ miʔati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِئَتَيْن miʔatayn	الْمِئَتَيْن al-miʔatayn	مِئَتَيْ miʔatay
Nominative	مِئَتَانِ miʔatāni	الْمِئَتَانِ al-miʔatāni	مِئَتَا miʔatā
Accusative	مِئَتَيْنِ miʔatayni	الْمِئَتَيْنِ al-miʔatayni	مِئَتَيْ miʔatay
Genitive	مِئَتَيْنِ miʔatayni	الْمِئَتَيْنِ al-miʔatayni	مِئَتَيْ miʔatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِئَات‎; مِئِين miʔāt‎; miʔīn	الْمِئَات‎; الْمِئِين al-miʔāt‎; al-miʔīn	مِئَات‎; مِئِي miʔāt‎; miʔī
Nominative	مِئَاتٌ‎; مِئُونَ miʔātun‎; miʔūna	الْمِئَاتُ‎; الْمِئُونَ al-miʔātu‎; al-miʔūna	مِئَاتُ‎; مِئُو miʔātu‎; miʔū
Accusative	مِئَاتٍ‎; مِئِينَ miʔātin‎; miʔīna	الْمِئَاتِ‎; الْمِئِينَ al-miʔāti‎; al-miʔīna	مِئَاتِ‎; مِئِي miʔāti‎; miʔī
Genitive	مِئَاتٍ‎; مِئِينَ miʔātin‎; miʔīna	الْمِئَاتِ‎; الْمِئِينَ al-miʔāti‎; al-miʔīna	مِئَاتِ‎; مِئِي miʔāti‎; miʔī

Derived terms

• مِئَوِيّ (miʔawiyy)
• أَرْبَعُمِئَة (ʔarbaʕumiʔa, “four hundred”)
• خَمْسُمِئَة (ḵamsumiʔa, “five hundred”)
• سِتُّمِئَة (sittumiʔa, “six hundred”)
• سَبْعُمِئَة (sabʕumiʔa, “seven hundred”)
• ثَمَانُمِئَة (ṯamānumiʔa, “eight hundred”)
• تِسْعُمِئَة (tisʕumiʔa, “nine hundred”)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: امية (imya)
• Egyptian Arabic: مية (miyya)
• Maltese: mija
• Moroccan Arabic: مية (myā)
  • → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵎⵢⴰ (mya)
• → Swahili: mia