erbgħa

See also: l-Erbgħa

Maltese

Maltese numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: erbgħa     Attributive cardinal: (short form) erba’, (long form) erbat     Ordinal: raba’     Adverbial: erba’ darbiet     Fractional: kwart, (obsolete) robbu

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa). Compare Hebrew אַרְבַּע (arbá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrba/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrbaˤː/ (archaic)
• Homophone: erba’ (standard only)

Numeral

erbgħa m or f

1. four (absolute form)

Usage notes

• The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

• erba’ (short attributive form)
• erbat (long attributive form)