See also: مئة and ميه

Egyptian Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic مُوَيْئة (muwayʔa), a diminutive of ماء (māʔ).

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mˤaj.ja/, [ˈmɑjːɑ]

Noun edit

مية (mayyaf

  1. water

Etymology 2 edit

Egyptian Arabic numbers (edit)
1,000
 ←  90  ←  99 100 200  →  1,000  → 
10
    Cardinal: مية

From Arabic مِئَة (miʔa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mij.ja/, [ˈmɪjːæ]

Numeral edit

مية (miyyaf (construct state ميت (mīt), dual ميتين (mītēn), plural ميات (miyyāt))

  1. hundred

Hijazi Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مِئَة (miʔa).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

مية (miyyan

  1. hundred

Moroccan Arabic edit

Moroccan Arabic numbers (edit)
1,000
 ←  90 [a], [b] ←  99 100 200  →  1,000  → 
10
    Cardinal: مية

Etymology edit

From Arabic مِئَة (miʔa).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

مية (myāf (construct state مْيَة (myat) or مِية (mīt), dual مْيَتَيْن (myatayn) or مْيَتِين (myatīn) or مِيتِين (mītīn), plural مئات (miʔāt))

  1. hundred

Descendants edit

  • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵎⵢⴰ (mya)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
1,000
 ←  90  ←  99 ١٠٠
100
200  →  1,000  → 
10
    Cardinal: مية

From Arabic مِئَة (miʔa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mij.je/, [mij.je]
  • IPA(key): /mij.ja/, [mij.ja]
  • (file)

Numeral edit

مية (miyyef (construct state مية (mīt), dual ميتين (mītēn), plural ميات (miyyāt))

  1. hundred
Usage notes edit
  • The plural form ميات (miyyāt) is not used in the numerals 200 to 999, but for the meaning "hundreds (of)".

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mˤaj.je/, [ˈmˤɑj.je]

Noun edit

مية (ṃayyef

  1. Alternative form of مي (ṃayy, water)