Arabic

Numeral

مِئَة or مِائَة • ‎(miʾa or miʾa) f ‎(plural مِئَة ‎(miʾa) or مِئَات ‎(miʾāt))

1. hundred

   مِئَتَان‎ ― miʾatān ― two hundred

   ثَلَاث مِئَة‎ ― ṯalāṯ miʾa ― three hundred

   ثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ‎ ― ṯalāṯu miʾatin ― three hundred (classical)

   مِئَات‎ ― miʾāt ― hundreds

Usage notes

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 alternative form مِائَة ‎(miʾa) has an "impossible" spelling but is nonetheless fairly common.

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