ربع

Arabic

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: أَرْبَعَة‎ (ʾarbaʿa)     Ordinal: رَابِع‎ (rābiʿ)     Multiplier: رُبَاعِيّ‎ (rubāʿiyy), مُرَبَّع‎ (murabbaʿ)     Distributive: رُبَاعَ‎ (rubāʿa)     Fractional: رُبُع (rubuʿ), رُبْع (rubʿ)

Etymology

From the root ر ب ع‎ (r-b-ʿ); compare أَرْبَعَة‎ (ʾarbaʿa, “four”).

Noun

رُبُع or رُبْع • (rubuʿ or rubʿ) m (plural أَرْبَاع‎ (ʾarbāʿ))

1. one fourth, one quarter
2. quarter (area or region)

Declension

Declension of noun رُبُع (rubuʿ)‎; رُبْع (rubʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُبُع‎; رُبْع rubuʿ‎; rubʿ	الرُّبُع‎‎; الرُّبْع‎ ar-rubuʿ‎; ar-rubʿ	رُبُع‎; رُبْع rubuʿ‎; rubʿ
Nominative	رُبُعٌ‎; رُبْعٌ rubuʿun‎; rubʿun	الرُّبُعُ‎‎; الرُّبْعُ‎ ar-rubuʿu‎; ar-rubʿu	رُبُعُ‎; رُبْعُ rubuʿu‎; rubʿu
Accusative	رُبُعًا‎‎; رُبْعًا‎ rubuʿan‎; rubʿan	الرُّبُعَ‎‎; الرُّبْعَ‎ ar-rubuʿa‎; ar-rubʿa	رُبُعَ‎; رُبْعَ rubuʿa‎; rubʿa
Genitive	رُبُعٍ‎; رُبْعٍ rubuʿin‎; rubʿin	الرُّبُعِ‎‎; الرُّبْعِ‎ ar-rubuʿi‎; ar-rubʿi	رُبُعِ‎; رُبْعِ rubuʿi‎; rubʿi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُبُعَيْن‎‎; رُبْعَيْن‎ rubuʿayn‎; rubʿayn	الرُّبُعَيْن‎‎; الرُّبْعَيْن‎ ar-rubuʿayn‎; ar-rubʿayn	رُبُعَيْ‎‎; رُبْعَيْ‎ rubuʿay‎; rubʿay
Nominative	رُبُعَانِ‎‎; رُبْعَانِ‎ rubuʿāni‎; rubʿāni	الرُّبُعَانِ‎‎; الرُّبْعَانِ‎ ar-rubuʿāni‎; ar-rubʿāni	رُبُعَا‎‎; رُبْعَا‎ rubuʿā‎; rubʿā
Accusative	رُبُعَيْنِ‎‎; رُبْعَيْنِ‎ rubuʿayni‎; rubʿayni	الرُّبُعَيْنِ‎‎; الرُّبْعَيْنِ‎ ar-rubuʿayni‎; ar-rubʿayni	رُبُعَيْ‎‎; رُبْعَيْ‎ rubuʿay‎; rubʿay
Genitive	رُبُعَيْنِ‎‎; رُبْعَيْنِ‎ rubuʿayni‎; rubʿayni	الرُّبُعَيْنِ‎‎; الرُّبْعَيْنِ‎ ar-rubuʿayni‎; ar-rubʿayni	رُبُعَيْ‎‎; رُبْعَيْ‎ rubuʿay‎; rubʿay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْبَاع‎ ʾarbāʿ	الْأَرْبَاع‎ al-ʾarbāʿ	أَرْبَاع‎ ʾarbāʿ
Nominative	أَرْبَاعٌ‎ ʾarbāʿun	الْأَرْبَاعُ‎ al-ʾarbāʿu	أَرْبَاعُ‎ ʾarbāʿu
Accusative	أَرْبَاعًا‎ ʾarbāʿan	الْأَرْبَاعَ‎ al-ʾarbāʿa	أَرْبَاعَ‎ ʾarbāʿa
Genitive	أَرْبَاعٍ‎ ʾarbāʿin	الْأَرْبَاعِ‎ al-ʾarbāʿi	أَرْبَاعِ‎ ʾarbāʿi

Derived terms

• اَلرُّبْع اَلْخَالِي‎ (ar-rubʿ al-ḵālī)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: ربع‎ (rubiʕ)
• Moroccan Arabic: ربع‎ (rubʕ, rubuʕ)
• → Catalan: arrova
• → Middle Armenian: ռուպ (ṙup), ըռուպ (əṙup)
  • Armenian: ռուբ (ṙub)
• → Italian: rubbio
• → Old Portuguese: arrova, arroba
  • Galician: arroba
  • Portuguese: arroba
• → Old Spanish: arroua
  • Spanish: arroba
    • → English: arroba
    • → French: arobase
• → Persian: ربع‎ (rob')
  • → Azerbaijani: rüb
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ربع‎ (rub)

See also

• نِصْف‎ (niṣf, “a half”), ثُلْث‎ (ṯulṯ, “a third”), خُمْس‎ (ḵums, “a fifth”), سُدْس‎ (suds, “a sixth”), سُبْع‎ (subʿ, “a seventh”), ثُمْن‎ (ṯumn, “an eighth”), تُسْع‎ (tusʿ, “a ninth”), عُشْر‎ (ʿušr, “a tenth”)

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Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation

• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) (quarter): IPA^(key): /rʊbɪʕ/
• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) (friends): IPA^(key): /rəbɪʕ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic رُبُع‎ (rubuʿ).

Noun

رُبِع • (rubiʿ) m (dual رُبْعين‎ (rubʿēn), plural اَرْباع‎ (arbāʿ))

1. quarter, one fourth
2. (Kuwait) a quarter Kuwaiti Dinar, equivalent to 250 Fils

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

رَبِع • (rabiʿ) m (plural only)

1. (plural only) friends

   Synonyms: (singular) رفيج‎ (rfīj), (singular) صاحب‎ (ṣāḥib)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic رُبْع‎ (rubʿ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /ɾubʔ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /ɾʊbʔ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɾobʔ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /ɾubʔ/

Noun

ربع • (rob')

1. quarter, one-fourth

   ‏ربع ساعت‎ ― rob' sâ'at ― quarter-hour

   ‏دو و ربع‎ ― do o rob' ― two and a quarter; quarter past two

   Synonym: چهارم‎ (čahârom)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: rüb
• → Ottoman Turkish: ربع‎ (rub)

See also

• نیم‎ (nim, “half”)
• نصف‎ (nesf, “half”)
• ثلث‎ (sols, “third”)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: أربعة‎     Ordinal: رابع‎     Fractional: ربع

From Arabic رُبُع‎ (rubuʿ).

Noun

ربع • (rubʕ) m (plural رباع‎ (rbāʕ))

1. quarter