ربع
Arabic
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Cardinal: أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa) Ordinal: رَابِع (rābiʕ) Multiplier: رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy), مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ) Distributive: رُبَاعَ (rubāʕa) Fractional: رُبُع (rubuʕ), رُبْع (rubʕ) |
Etymology
From the root ر ب ع (r-b-ʕ); compare أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”).
Noun
رُبُع or رُبْع • (rubuʕ or rubʕ) m (plural أَرْبَاع (ʔarbāʕ))
Declension
Declension of noun رُبُع (rubuʕ); رُبْع (rubʕ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رُبُع; رُبْع rubuʕ; rubʕ |
الرُّبُع; الرُّبْع ar-rubuʕ; ar-rubʕ |
رُبُع; رُبْع rubuʕ; rubʕ |
Nominative | رُبُعٌ; رُبْعٌ rubuʕun; rubʕun |
الرُّبُعُ; الرُّبْعُ ar-rubuʕu; ar-rubʕu |
رُبُعُ; رُبْعُ rubuʕu; rubʕu |
Accusative | رُبُعًا; رُبْعًا rubuʕan; rubʕan |
الرُّبُعَ; الرُّبْعَ ar-rubuʕa; ar-rubʕa |
رُبُعَ; رُبْعَ rubuʕa; rubʕa |
Genitive | رُبُعٍ; رُبْعٍ rubuʕin; rubʕin |
الرُّبُعِ; الرُّبْعِ ar-rubuʕi; ar-rubʕi |
رُبُعِ; رُبْعِ rubuʕi; rubʕi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | رُبُعَيْن; رُبْعَيْن rubuʕayn; rubʕayn |
الرُّبُعَيْن; الرُّبْعَيْن ar-rubuʕayn; ar-rubʕayn |
رُبُعَيْ; رُبْعَيْ rubuʕay; rubʕay |
Nominative | رُبُعَانِ; رُبْعَانِ rubuʕāni; rubʕāni |
الرُّبُعَانِ; الرُّبْعَانِ ar-rubuʕāni; ar-rubʕāni |
رُبُعَا; رُبْعَا rubuʕā; rubʕā |
Accusative | رُبُعَيْنِ; رُبْعَيْنِ rubuʕayni; rubʕayni |
الرُّبُعَيْنِ; الرُّبْعَيْنِ ar-rubuʕayni; ar-rubʕayni |
رُبُعَيْ; رُبْعَيْ rubuʕay; rubʕay |
Genitive | رُبُعَيْنِ; رُبْعَيْنِ rubuʕayni; rubʕayni |
الرُّبُعَيْنِ; الرُّبْعَيْنِ ar-rubuʕayni; ar-rubʕayni |
رُبُعَيْ; رُبْعَيْ rubuʕay; rubʕay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَرْبَاع ʔarbāʕ |
الْأَرْبَاع al-ʔarbāʕ |
أَرْبَاع ʔarbāʕ |
Nominative | أَرْبَاعٌ ʔarbāʕun |
الْأَرْبَاعُ al-ʔarbāʕu |
أَرْبَاعُ ʔarbāʕu |
Accusative | أَرْبَاعًا ʔarbāʕan |
الْأَرْبَاعَ al-ʔarbāʕa |
أَرْبَاعَ ʔarbāʕa |
Genitive | أَرْبَاعٍ ʔarbāʕin |
الْأَرْبَاعِ al-ʔarbāʕi |
أَرْبَاعِ ʔarbāʕi |
Derived terms
- اَلرُّبْع اَلْخَالِي (ar-rubʕ 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 Galician-Portuguese: arrova, arroba
- → Old Spanish: arroua
- → Persian: ربع (rob')
See also
- نِصْف (niṣf, “a half”), ثُلْث (ṯulṯ, “a third”), خُمْس (ḵums, “a fifth”), سُدْس (suds, “a sixth”), سُبْع (subʕ, “a seventh”), ثُمْن (ṯumn, “an eighth”), تُسْع (tusʕ, “a ninth”), عُشْر (ʕušr, “a tenth”)
Gulf Arabic
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Noun
رُبِع • (rubiʿ) m (dual رُبْعين (rubʿēn), plural اَرْباع (arbāʿ))
- quarter, one fourth
- (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)
Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Readings | |
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Classical reading? | r |
Dari reading? | r |
Iranian reading? | r |
Tajik reading? | r |
Noun
ربع • (rob')
- 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
See also
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
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ر ب ع |
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Etymology
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Cardinal: أربعة Ordinal: رابع Fractional: ربع |
Pronunciation
Noun
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