myat alf مية ألف
Moroccan Darija · numeral
“myat alf” (مية ألف) is a numeral in Moroccan Darija meaning one hundred thousand.
Meanings
- one hundred thousand
Usage
Myat alf corresponds to "one hundred thousand". It is often written as two words, myya alf. Before alf, the bound form myat is normally used. The number is mainly used for prices and sums of money. Note: when talking about money, many Moroccans count in riyals or centimes rather than dirhams. "Myat alf" with no stated unit can therefore mean a very different amount depending on the context and the implied unit. To avoid ambiguity, it is better to state the unit, for example "derhem".
Example
شرا طوموبيل ب مية ألف درهم
chra tomobil b myat alf derhem
“He bought a car for a hundred thousand dirhams.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “myat alf” but also “mya alf”, “miat alf”, “myat lf” and “mia alf”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.