Many a little makes a mickle.这句

这是一句俗语,不可以一个词一个词的推敲词性语法.
a mickle和a little对应,其实a little也不是名词性啊,却用定语many修饰了~
num.是数词的意思,像one,zero,hundred都是数词.
其实little和a mickle在极少数特殊情况下也作名词或代词.
eg.There isn't much tea,but we only need a little for a cup of tea.