ربع

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Arabic

Arabic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa)
    Ordinal: رَابِع (rābiʕ)
    Multiplier: رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy), مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ)
    Distributive: رُبَاعَ (rubāʕa)
    Fractional: رُبُع (rubuʕ), رُبْع (rubʕ)

Etymology

Root
ر ب ع (r-b-ʕ)

Compare أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”).

Noun

رُبُع or رُبْع • (rubuʕ or rubʕ) m (plural أَرْبَاع (ʔarbāʕ))

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

Declension

Declension of noun رُبُع (rubuʕ)‎; رُبْع (rubʕ)
Singular basic singular triptote
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

Descendants

See also

Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation

  • (Kuwait) (quarter): IPA(key): /rʊbɪʕ/
  • (Kuwait) (friends): IPA(key): /rəbɪʕ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic رُبُع (rubuʕ).

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)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic رُبْع (rubʕ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ruḇ'
Dari reading? rub'
Iranian reading? rob'
Tajik reading? rubʾ

Noun

ربع • (rob')

  1. quarter, one-fourth
    Synonym: چهارم (čahârom)
    ربع ساعت ― rob' sâ'at ― quarter-hour
    دو و ربع ― do o rob' ― two and a quarter; quarter past two

Descendants

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

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ب ع
6 terms

Etymology

South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: أربعة
    Ordinal: رابع
    Fractional: ربع

From Arabic رُبُع (rubuʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rubʕ/,
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

ربع • (rubʕ) m (plural رباع (rbāʕ))

  1. quarter
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