مئة
Arabic
| 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/
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
| 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”)