# فِي ٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ:
### Etymology

The plural form of criterion, formed according to the قالب:AGr. -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.

### لفظ

* أصد: /kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiə/

### اسم

criteria ج.
* صِيغَةُ جَمْعٍ مُفْرَدُهَا criterion#English
* قالب:nonstandard A single criterion.

#### Usage notes

* Although the word criteria is sometimes treated as though it were singular or even uncountable, these uses are considered incorrect; the correct singular form is criterion, criteria is the plural form.

#### Quotations

قالب:seecites

#### See also

* criterial