ربع
Arabic 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 edit
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ر ب ع (r-b-ʕ) |
Compare أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”).
Noun edit
رُبُع or رُبْع • (rubuʕ or rubʕ) m (plural أَرْبَاع (ʔarbāʕ))
Declension edit
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 edit
- اَلرُّبْع اَلْخَالِي (ar-rubʕ al-ḵālī)
Descendants edit
- 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')
- → Swahili: robo
See also edit
Gulf Arabic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
رُبِع • (rubiʿ) m (dual رُبْعين (rubʿēn), plural اَرْباع (arbāʿ))
- quarter, one fourth
- (Kuwait) a quarter Kuwaiti Dinar, equivalent to 250 Fils
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
رَبِع • (rabiʿ) m (plural only)
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɾuβʔ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹobʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾubʔ]
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Classical reading? | ruḇ' |
Dari reading? | rub' |
Iranian reading? | rob' |
Tajik reading? | rubʾ |
Noun edit
ربع • (rob')
- 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 edit
See also edit
South Levantine Arabic edit
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ر ب ع |
6 terms |
Etymology edit
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Cardinal: أربعة Ordinal: رابع Fractional: ربع |