مئة

From Proto-Semitic *miʾat-.

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

مِئَة or مِا۟ئَة • (miʾa or miʾa) f (dual مِئَتَان‎ (miʾatān) or مِائَتَانِ‎ (miʾatāni), plural مِئَات‎ (miʾāt) or مِئُون‎ (miʾūn))

1. hundred

   ‏مِئَتَان‎ ― miʾatān ― two hundred

   ‏ثَلَاثُمِئَةٍ‎‎ ― ṯalāṯumiʾatin ― three hundred

   ‏مِئَات‎ ― miʾāt ― hundreds

The word مِئَة‎ (miʾa) 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 (miʾa). The plural of مِئَة‎ (miʾa) 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 ʾālāfin, “three thousand”), with plural آلَاف‎ (ʾālāf)). The plural مِئَات‎ (miʾāt) occurs only when used to mean hundreds, i.e. an unspecified large number. The alternate form of مِا۟ئَة‎ (miʾa) has a silent Alif.

• مِئَوِيّ‎ (miʾawiyy)