Hundreds and Thousands(مائِة و أَلاف)
| Arabic Word | Transcription | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| مِئة/ مائِة | mi'a/maa'ia | hundred (there are two accepted spellings) |
| مئِات | mi'aat | hundreds |
| Arabic Numeral | Transcription | Arabic | English Numeral | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ١٠٠ | mi'a | مِئة | 100 | the word for hundred مِئة is used to say "one hundred" |
| ٢٠٠ | mi'ateen | مِئتين | 200 | take the word for hundred مِئة change the ة to a ت and add ين to the end. |
| ٣٠٠ | thalaathmi'a | ثلاثْمِئة | 300 | take the word for the number ثلاثْة drop the ة and add مِئة . These rules apply for the rest of the hundreds. |
| ٤٠٠ | arbi3mi'a | أربَعمِئة | 400 | ^ |
| ٥٠٠ | khamsmi'a | خمْسمِئة | 500 | ^ |
| ٦٠٠ | sittmi'a | سِتمِئة | 600 | ^ |
| ٧٠٠ | sab3mi'a | سسبعمِئة | 700 | ^ |
| ٨٠٠ | thamaaniimi'a | ثَمانيمِئة | 800 | ^ |
| ٩٠٠ | tis3ami'a | ثتسِعمِئة | 900 | ^ |
In order to say a three digit number, say the hundreds digit first, then say the two digit number. Remember, in the two digit number, the ones place comes first. So altogether it looks like:
| Three Digit number | Hundreds | و | The Two Digit Number | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 568/٥٦٨ | خمْسمِئة | و |
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| 500 | and |
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| khamsmi'a | wa |
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Here are a few more examples:
| Arabic Numeral | English Numeral | Arabic Word | Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
| ٢١٧ | 217 | مِئتين و سَبعةَ عَشَرَ | mi'ateen wa sab3at a3shara |
| ٨٤٣ | 843 | ثَمانيمِئة و ثلاثة و أرْبَعون | thamaaniimi'a wa thalaatha wa arba3oon |
| ٥٩٦ | 695 | سِتمِئة و خمسة و تِسْعون | sittmi'a wa khamsa wa tisa3oon |
| Arabic Word | Transcription | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| أَلف | alf | thousand |
| أَلاف | alaaf | thousands |
| Arabic Numeral | Transcription | Arabic | English Numeral | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ١٠٠٠ | alf | أَلف | 1000 | the word for thousand أَلف is used to say "one thousand" |
| ٢٠٠٠ | alfeen | أَلفين | 2000 | take the word for thousand أَلف and add ني to the end. |
| ٣٠٠٠ | thalaathat thalaathat | ثلاثة أَلاف | 3000 | take the word for
the number ثلاثْة and follow it with the word for "thousands" أَلاف. It literally means "three thousands" These rules apply for the rest of the thousands. |
| ٤٠٠٠ | arbi3at alaaf | أربَعة أَلاف | 4000 | ^ |
| ٥٠٠٠ | khamsat alaaf | خمْسة أَلاف | 5000 | ^ |
| ٦٠٠٠ | sittat alaaf | سِتة أَلاف | 6000 | ^ |
| ٧٠٠٠ | sab3at alaaf | سبعة أَلاف | 7000 | ^ |
| ٨٠٠٠ | thamaaniiyat alaaf | ثَمانية أَلاف | 8000 | ^ |
| ٩٠٠٠ | tis3at alaaf | تسِعة أَلاف | 9000 | ^ |
In order to say a four digit number say the thousands digit first, then the hundreds digit, then say the two digit number. Remember, in the two digit number, the ones place comes first. So altogether it looks like:
| Four Digit number | Thousands | و | Hundreds | و | Two Digit Number | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4683 | أربَعة أَلاف | و | سِتمِئة | و |
| ||||||
| 4000 | and | 600 | and |
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| arbi3at alaaf | wa | sittmi' a | wa |
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Here are some examples:
| Arabic Numeral | English Numeral | Arabic Word | Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
| ٥٢١٧ | 217 | خمْسة أَلاف و مِئتين و سَبعةَ عَشَرَ | khamsat alaaf wa mi'ateen wa sab3at a3shara |
| ١٨٤٣ | 843 | أَلف و ثَمانيمِئة و ثلاثة و أرْبَعون | alf wa thamaaniimi'a wa thalaatha wa arba3oon |
| ٩٥٩٦ | 695 |
تسعِة أَلاف و سِتمِئة و خمسة و تِسْعون | tis3at alaaf wa sittmi'a wa khamsa wa tisa3oon |
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