مئة
Arabic
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Cardinal: مِئَة (miʔa), مِائَة |
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *miʾat-. The frequent form مِا۟ئَة (miʾa) 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
Numeral
مِئَة or مِا۟ئَة • (miʔa) f (dual مِئَتَان (miʔatān) or مِائَتَان (miʾatān), plural مِئَات (miʔāt) or مِئُون (miʔūn))
- hundred
- مِئَتَان ― miʔatān ― two hundred
- ثَلَاثُمِئَةٍ ― ṯalāṯumiʔatin ― three hundred
- مِئَات ― miʔāt ― hundreds
Usage notes
The word مِئَة (miʔa) is an inherently feminine noun. The gender is visible in constructions like three hundred (see above), where the feminine ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ, “three”) appears, agreeing with مِئَة (miʔa). 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
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مِئَة; مِائَة miʔa; miʾa |
الْمِئَة; الْمِائَة al-miʔa; al-miʾa |
مِئَة; مِائَة miʔat; miʾat |
Nominative | مِئَةٌ; مِائَةٌ miʔatun; miʾatun |
الْمِئَةُ; الْمِائَةُ al-miʔatu; al-miʾatu |
مِئَةُ; مِائَةُ miʔatu; miʾatu |
Accusative | مِئَةً; مِائَةً miʔatan; miʾatan |
الْمِئَةَ; الْمِائَةَ al-miʔata; al-miʾata |
مِئَةَ; مِائَةَ miʔata; miʾata |
Genitive | مِئَةٍ; مِائَةٍ miʔatin; miʾatin |
الْمِئَةِ; الْمِائَةِ al-miʔati; al-miʾati |
مِئَةِ; مِائَةِ miʔati; miʾati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مِئَتَيْن; مِائَتَيْن miʔatayn; miʾatayn |
الْمِئَتَيْن; الْمِائَتَيْن al-miʔatayn; al-miʾatayn |
مِئَتَيْ; مِائَتَيْ miʔatay; miʾatay |
Nominative | مِئَتَانِ; مِائَتَانِ miʔatāni; miʾatāni |
الْمِئَتَانِ; الْمِائَتَانِ al-miʔatāni; al-miʾatāni |
مِئَتَا; مِائَتَا miʔatā; miʾatā |
Accusative | مِئَتَيْنِ; مِائَتَيْنِ miʔatayni; miʾatayni |
الْمِئَتَيْنِ; الْمِائَتَيْنِ al-miʔatayni; al-miʾatayni |
مِئَتَيْ; مِائَتَيْ miʔatay; miʾatay |
Genitive | مِئَتَيْنِ; مِائَتَيْنِ miʔatayni; miʾatayni |
الْمِئَتَيْنِ; الْمِائَتَيْنِ al-miʔatayni; al-miʾatayni |
مِئَتَيْ; مِائَتَيْ miʔatay; miʾatay |
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”), أَرْبَعُمِا۟ئَة (ʾarbaʿumiʾa)
- خُمْسُمِئَة (ḵumsumiʔa, “five hundred”), خَمْسُمِا۟ئَة (khamsumiʾah, “five hundred”)
- سِتُّمِئَة (sittumiʔa, “six hundred”), سِتُّمِا۟ئَة (sittumiʾa, “six hundred”)
- سَبْعُمِئَة (sabʕumiʔa, “seven hundred”), سَبْعُمِا۟ئَة (sabʿumiʾa, “seven hundred”)
- ثَمَانِيُمِئَة (ṯamāniyumiʔa, “eight hundred”), ثَمَانِيُمِا۟ئَة (“eight hundred”)
- تِسْعُمِئَة (tisʕumiʔa, “nine hundred”)
- تِسْعُمِائَة (tisʿumiʾa, “nine hundred”)
Descendants
- Arabic terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic terms borrowed from Aramaic
- Arabic orthographic borrowings from Aramaic
- Arabic terms derived from Aramaic
- Arabic 2-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
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- Arabic numerals with triptote singular in -a
- Arabic numerals with sound feminine plural
- Arabic numerals with sound masculine plural