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