مربع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of رَبَّعَ‎ (rabbaʿa, “to quadruple”), from the root ر ب ع‎ (r-b-ʿ); compare أَرْبَعَة‎ (ʾarbaʿa, “four”).

Noun

مُرَبَّع • (murabbaʿ) m (plural مُرَبَّعَات‎ (murabbaʿāt))

1. square, quadrangular piece
2. (music) quartet

Declension

Declension of noun مُرَبَّع (murabbaʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَبَّع murabbaʿ	الْمُرَبَّع‎ al-murabbaʿ	مُرَبَّع murabbaʿ
Nominative	مُرَبَّعٌ murabbaʿun	الْمُرَبَّعُ‎ al-murabbaʿu	مُرَبَّعُ murabbaʿu
Accusative	مُرَبَّعًا‎ murabbaʿan	الْمُرَبَّعَ‎ al-murabbaʿa	مُرَبَّعَ murabbaʿa
Genitive	مُرَبَّعٍ murabbaʿin	الْمُرَبَّعِ‎ al-murabbaʿi	مُرَبَّعِ murabbaʿi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَبَّعَيْن‎ murabbaʿayn	الْمُرَبَّعَيْن‎ al-murabbaʿayn	مُرَبَّعَيْ‎ murabbaʿay
Nominative	مُرَبَّعَانِ‎ murabbaʿāni	الْمُرَبَّعَانِ‎ al-murabbaʿāni	مُرَبَّعَا‎ murabbaʿā
Accusative	مُرَبَّعَيْنِ‎ murabbaʿayni	الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ‎ al-murabbaʿayni	مُرَبَّعَيْ‎ murabbaʿay
Genitive	مُرَبَّعَيْنِ‎ murabbaʿayni	الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ‎ al-murabbaʿayni	مُرَبَّعَيْ‎ murabbaʿay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَبَّعَات‎ murabbaʿāt	الْمُرَبَّعَات‎ al-murabbaʿāt	مُرَبَّعَات‎ murabbaʿāt
Nominative	مُرَبَّعَاتٌ‎ murabbaʿātun	الْمُرَبَّعَاتُ‎ al-murabbaʿātu	مُرَبَّعَاتُ‎ murabbaʿātu
Accusative	مُرَبَّعَاتٍ‎ murabbaʿātin	الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ‎ al-murabbaʿāti	مُرَبَّعَاتِ‎ murabbaʿāti
Genitive	مُرَبَّعَاتٍ‎ murabbaʿātin	الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ‎ al-murabbaʿāti	مُرَبَّعَاتِ‎ murabbaʿāti

Adjective

مُرَبَّع • (murabbaʿ) (feminine مُرَبَّعَة‎ (murabbaʿa), masculine plural مُرَبَّعُون‎ (murabbaʿūn))

1. (mathematics) square, quadratic
2. fourfold, quadruple
3. tetragonal, quadrangular

Declension

Declension of adjective مُرَبَّع (murabbaʿ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَبَّع murabbaʿ	الْمُرَبَّع‎ al-murabbaʿ	مُرَبَّعَة‎ murabbaʿa	الْمُرَبَّعَة‎ al-murabbaʿa
Nominative	مُرَبَّعٌ murabbaʿun	الْمُرَبَّعُ‎ al-murabbaʿu	مُرَبَّعَةٌ‎ murabbaʿatun	الْمُرَبَّعَةُ‎ al-murabbaʿatu
Accusative	مُرَبَّعًا‎ murabbaʿan	الْمُرَبَّعَ‎ al-murabbaʿa	مُرَبَّعَةً‎ murabbaʿatan	الْمُرَبَّعَةَ‎ al-murabbaʿata
Genitive	مُرَبَّعٍ murabbaʿin	الْمُرَبَّعِ‎ al-murabbaʿi	مُرَبَّعَةٍ‎ murabbaʿatin	الْمُرَبَّعَةِ‎ al-murabbaʿati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَبَّعَيْن‎ murabbaʿayn	الْمُرَبَّعَيْن‎ al-murabbaʿayn	مُرَبَّعَتَيْن‎ murabbaʿatayn	الْمُرَبَّعَتَيْن‎ al-murabbaʿatayn
Nominative	مُرَبَّعَانِ‎ murabbaʿāni	الْمُرَبَّعَانِ‎ al-murabbaʿāni	مُرَبَّعَتَانِ‎ murabbaʿatāni	الْمُرَبَّعَتَانِ‎ al-murabbaʿatāni
Accusative	مُرَبَّعَيْنِ‎ murabbaʿayni	الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ‎ al-murabbaʿayni	مُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ‎ murabbaʿatayni	الْمُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ‎ al-murabbaʿatayni
Genitive	مُرَبَّعَيْنِ‎ murabbaʿayni	الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ‎ al-murabbaʿayni	مُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ‎ murabbaʿatayni	الْمُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ‎ al-murabbaʿatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَبَّعِين‎ murabbaʿīn	الْمُرَبَّعِين‎ al-murabbaʿīn	مُرَبَّعَات‎ murabbaʿāt	الْمُرَبَّعَات‎ al-murabbaʿāt
Nominative	مُرَبَّعُونَ‎ murabbaʿūna	الْمُرَبَّعُونَ‎ al-murabbaʿūna	مُرَبَّعَاتٌ‎ murabbaʿātun	الْمُرَبَّعَاتُ‎ al-murabbaʿātu
Accusative	مُرَبَّعِينَ‎ murabbaʿīna	الْمُرَبَّعِينَ‎ al-murabbaʿīna	مُرَبَّعَاتٍ‎ murabbaʿātin	الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ‎ al-murabbaʿāti
Genitive	مُرَبَّعِينَ‎ murabbaʿīna	الْمُرَبَّعِينَ‎ al-murabbaʿīna	مُرَبَّعَاتٍ‎ murabbaʿātin	الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ‎ al-murabbaʿāti

Etymology 2

Noun of place from the verb رَبَعَ‎ (rabaʿa, “to feed oneself in the pasture”), from a ر ب ع‎ (r-b-ʿ) derived from رَبِيع‎ (rabīʿ, “spring (season)”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَرْبَع • (marbaʿ) m (plural مَرَابِع‎ (marābiʿ))

1. meadow
2. pasture

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْبَع (marbaʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْبَع marbaʿ	الْمَرْبَع‎ al-marbaʿ	مَرْبَع marbaʿ
Nominative	مَرْبَعٌ marbaʿun	الْمَرْبَعُ‎ al-marbaʿu	مَرْبَعُ marbaʿu
Accusative	مَرْبَعًا‎ marbaʿan	الْمَرْبَعَ‎ al-marbaʿa	مَرْبَعَ marbaʿa
Genitive	مَرْبَعٍ marbaʿin	الْمَرْبَعِ‎ al-marbaʿi	مَرْبَعِ marbaʿi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْبَعَيْن‎ marbaʿayn	الْمَرْبَعَيْن‎ al-marbaʿayn	مَرْبَعَيْ‎ marbaʿay
Nominative	مَرْبَعَانِ‎ marbaʿāni	الْمَرْبَعَانِ‎ al-marbaʿāni	مَرْبَعَا‎ marbaʿā
Accusative	مَرْبَعَيْنِ‎ marbaʿayni	الْمَرْبَعَيْنِ‎ al-marbaʿayni	مَرْبَعَيْ‎ marbaʿay
Genitive	مَرْبَعَيْنِ‎ marbaʿayni	الْمَرْبَعَيْنِ‎ al-marbaʿayni	مَرْبَعَيْ‎ marbaʿay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَابِع‎ marābiʿ	الْمَرَابِع‎ al-marābiʿ	مَرَابِع‎ marābiʿ
Nominative	مَرَابِعُ‎ marābiʿu	الْمَرَابِعُ‎ al-marābiʿu	مَرَابِعُ‎ marābiʿu
Accusative	مَرَابِعَ‎ marābiʿa	الْمَرَابِعَ‎ al-marābiʿa	مَرَابِعَ‎ marābiʿa
Genitive	مَرَابِعَ‎ marābiʿa	الْمَرَابِعِ‎ al-marābiʿi	مَرَابِعِ‎ marābiʿi