أربعة

Arabic

Root
ر ب ع (r-b-ʕ)

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa)     Ordinal: رَابِع (rābiʕ)     Multiplier: رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy), مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ)     Distributive: رُبَاعَ (rubāʕa)     Fractional: رُبُع (rubuʕ), رُبْع (rubʕ)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕatum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔar.ba.ʕa/

Numeral

أَرْبَعَة • (ʔarbaʕa) f (masculine أَرْبَع (ʔarbaʕ))

1. four

Usage notes

• Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
• The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.

Declension

Declension of numeral أَرْبَع (ʔarbaʕ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْبَع ʔarbaʕ	الْأَرْبَع al-ʔarbaʕ	أَرْبَع ʔarbaʕ	أَرْبَعَة ʔarbaʕa	الْأَرْبَعَة al-ʔarbaʕa	أَرْبَعَة ʔarbaʕat
Nominative	أَرْبَعٌ ʔarbaʕun	الْأَرْبَعُ al-ʔarbaʕu	أَرْبَعُ ʔarbaʕu	أَرْبَعَةٌ ʔarbaʕatun	الْأَرْبَعَةُ al-ʔarbaʕatu	أَرْبَعَةُ ʔarbaʕatu
Accusative	أَرْبَعًا ʔarbaʕan	الْأَرْبَعَ al-ʔarbaʕa	أَرْبَعَ ʔarbaʕa	أَرْبَعَةً ʔarbaʕatan	الْأَرْبَعَةَ al-ʔarbaʕata	أَرْبَعَةَ ʔarbaʕata
Genitive	أَرْبَعٍ ʔarbaʕin	الْأَرْبَعِ al-ʔarbaʕi	أَرْبَعِ ʔarbaʕi	أَرْبَعَةٍ ʔarbaʕatin	الْأَرْبَعَةِ al-ʔarbaʕati	أَرْبَعَةِ ʔarbaʕati

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: أربعة (ʔaṛbaʕa)
• Maltese: erbgħa
• Moroccan Arabic: ربعة (rabʕa), أربعة (ʔarbʕa)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔar.bi.ʕa/

Noun

أَرْبِعَة • (ʔarbiʕa) m pl

1. plural of رَبِيع (rabīʕ)

Egyptian Arabic

Egyptian Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: أربعة     Ordinal: رابع     Fractional: ربع

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑɾˤˈbɑʕɑ/

Numeral

أربعة • (ʔaṛbaʕa)

1. four

Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ربعة, أربعة     Ordinal: رابع     Fractional: ربع

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔarb.ʕa/

Numeral

أربعة • (ʔarbʕa) m

1. Alternative form of ربعة (rabʕa): four

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ب ع
6 terms

South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: أربعة     Ordinal: رابع     Fractional: ربع

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔar.ba.ʕa/, [ˈʔar.bɑ.ʕa]

Numeral

أربعة • (ʔarbaʕa) (construct state أربع (ʔarbaʕ))

1. four

Usage notes

• When followed by a noun, the construct form أربع (ʔarbaʕ) is used.