مئة

See also: مية and ميه

Arabic

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

		1,000
←  90	←  99	١٠٠ 100	200  →	1,000  →
		10
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

• IPA^(key): /mi.ʔa/
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /maː.ʔa/

Numeral

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

1. 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

Declension of numeral مِئَة (miʔa)‎; مِائَة (miʾa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	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

• Gulf Arabic: امية (imya)
• Egyptian Arabic: مية (miyya)
• Maltese: mija
• Moroccan Arabic: مية (mya)
• → Swahili: mia