مربع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ب ع (r-b-ʕ)

Derived from the passive participle of رَبَّعَ (rabbaʕa, “to quadruple”); compare أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”). Cognate with Aramaic מְרַבַע/ܡܪܒܥ (mrabbaˁ, mrubbaˁ, “square”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.rab.baʕ/

Noun

مُرَبَّع • (murabbaʕ) m (plural مُرَبَّعَات (murabbaʕāt))

1. square, quadrangular piece
2. (music) quartet

Declension

Declension of noun مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَبَّع murabbaʕ	الْمُرَبَّع al-murabbaʕ	مُرَبَّع murabbaʕ
Nominative	مُرَبَّعٌ murabbaʕun	الْمُرَبَّعُ al-murabbaʕu	مُرَبَّعُ murabbaʕu
Accusative	مُرَبَّعًا murabbaʕan	الْمُرَبَّعَ al-murabbaʕa	مُرَبَّعَ murabbaʕa
Genitive	مُرَبَّعٍ murabbaʕin	الْمُرَبَّعِ al-murabbaʕi	مُرَبَّعِ murabbaʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَبَّعَيْن murabbaʕayn	الْمُرَبَّعَيْن al-murabbaʕayn	مُرَبَّعَيْ murabbaʕay
Nominative	مُرَبَّعَانِ murabbaʕāni	الْمُرَبَّعَانِ al-murabbaʕāni	مُرَبَّعَا murabbaʕā
Accusative	مُرَبَّعَيْنِ murabbaʕayni	الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ al-murabbaʕayni	مُرَبَّعَيْ murabbaʕay
Genitive	مُرَبَّعَيْنِ murabbaʕayni	الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ al-murabbaʕayni	مُرَبَّعَيْ murabbaʕay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرَبَّعَات murabbaʕāt	الْمُرَبَّعَات al-murabbaʕāt	مُرَبَّعَات murabbaʕāt
Nominative	مُرَبَّعَاتٌ murabbaʕātun	الْمُرَبَّعَاتُ al-murabbaʕātu	مُرَبَّعَاتُ murabbaʕātu
Accusative	مُرَبَّعَاتٍ murabbaʕātin	الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ al-murabbaʕāti	مُرَبَّعَاتِ murabbaʕāti
Genitive	مُرَبَّعَاتٍ murabbaʕātin	الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ al-murabbaʕāti	مُرَبَّعَاتِ murabbaʕāti

Descendants

• → Swahili: mraba

Adjective

مُرَبَّع • (murabbaʕ) (feminine مُرَبَّعَة (murabbaʕa), masculine plural مُرَبَّعُونَ (murabbaʕūna), feminine plural مُرَبَّعَات (murabbaʕāt))

1. (mathematics) square, quadratic
2. fourfold, quadruple
3. tetragonal, quadrangular

Declension

Declension of adjective مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَبَّع murabbaʕ	الْمُرَبَّع al-murabbaʕ	مُرَبَّعَة murabbaʕa	الْمُرَبَّعَة al-murabbaʕa
Nominative	مُرَبَّعٌ murabbaʕun	الْمُرَبَّعُ al-murabbaʕu	مُرَبَّعَةٌ murabbaʕatun	الْمُرَبَّعَةُ al-murabbaʕatu
Accusative	مُرَبَّعًا murabbaʕan	الْمُرَبَّعَ al-murabbaʕa	مُرَبَّعَةً murabbaʕatan	الْمُرَبَّعَةَ al-murabbaʕata
Genitive	مُرَبَّعٍ murabbaʕin	الْمُرَبَّعِ al-murabbaʕi	مُرَبَّعَةٍ murabbaʕatin	الْمُرَبَّعَةِ al-murabbaʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَبَّعَيْن murabbaʕayn	الْمُرَبَّعَيْن al-murabbaʕayn	مُرَبَّعَتَيْن murabbaʕatayn	الْمُرَبَّعَتَيْن al-murabbaʕatayn
Nominative	مُرَبَّعَانِ murabbaʕāni	الْمُرَبَّعَانِ al-murabbaʕāni	مُرَبَّعَتَانِ murabbaʕatāni	الْمُرَبَّعَتَانِ al-murabbaʕatāni
Accusative	مُرَبَّعَيْنِ murabbaʕayni	الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ al-murabbaʕayni	مُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ murabbaʕatayni	الْمُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ al-murabbaʕatayni
Genitive	مُرَبَّعَيْنِ murabbaʕayni	الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ al-murabbaʕayni	مُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ murabbaʕatayni	الْمُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ al-murabbaʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرَبَّعِين murabbaʕīn	الْمُرَبَّعِين al-murabbaʕīn	مُرَبَّعَات murabbaʕāt	الْمُرَبَّعَات al-murabbaʕāt
Nominative	مُرَبَّعُونَ murabbaʕūna	الْمُرَبَّعُونَ al-murabbaʕūna	مُرَبَّعَاتٌ murabbaʕātun	الْمُرَبَّعَاتُ al-murabbaʕātu
Accusative	مُرَبَّعِينَ murabbaʕīna	الْمُرَبَّعِينَ al-murabbaʕīna	مُرَبَّعَاتٍ murabbaʕātin	الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ al-murabbaʕāti
Genitive	مُرَبَّعِينَ murabbaʕīna	الْمُرَبَّعِينَ al-murabbaʕīna	مُرَبَّعَاتٍ murabbaʕātin	الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ al-murabbaʕāti

Etymology 2

Noun of place from the verb رَبَعَ (rabaʕa, “to feed oneself in the pasture”), from a ر ب ع (r-b-ʕ) derived from رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring (season)”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَرْبَع • (marbaʕ) m (plural مَرَابِع (marābiʕ))

1. meadow
2. pasture

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْبَع (marbaʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْبَع marbaʕ	الْمَرْبَع al-marbaʕ	مَرْبَع marbaʕ
Nominative	مَرْبَعٌ marbaʕun	الْمَرْبَعُ al-marbaʕu	مَرْبَعُ marbaʕu
Accusative	مَرْبَعًا marbaʕan	الْمَرْبَعَ al-marbaʕa	مَرْبَعَ marbaʕa
Genitive	مَرْبَعٍ marbaʕin	الْمَرْبَعِ al-marbaʕi	مَرْبَعِ marbaʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْبَعَيْن marbaʕayn	الْمَرْبَعَيْن al-marbaʕayn	مَرْبَعَيْ marbaʕay
Nominative	مَرْبَعَانِ marbaʕāni	الْمَرْبَعَانِ al-marbaʕāni	مَرْبَعَا marbaʕā
Accusative	مَرْبَعَيْنِ marbaʕayni	الْمَرْبَعَيْنِ al-marbaʕayni	مَرْبَعَيْ marbaʕay
Genitive	مَرْبَعَيْنِ marbaʕayni	الْمَرْبَعَيْنِ al-marbaʕayni	مَرْبَعَيْ marbaʕay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَابِع marābiʕ	الْمَرَابِع al-marābiʕ	مَرَابِع marābiʕ
Nominative	مَرَابِعُ marābiʕu	الْمَرَابِعُ al-marābiʕu	مَرَابِعُ marābiʕu
Accusative	مَرَابِعَ marābiʕa	الْمَرَابِعَ al-marābiʕa	مَرَابِعَ marābiʕa
Genitive	مَرَابِعَ marābiʕa	الْمَرَابِعِ al-marābiʕi	مَرَابِعِ marābiʕi

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾaβ.ˈbaʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾäb.bǽʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾäb.bǽʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾäb.bǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾäb.bǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ɹæb.bǽʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾäb.bǽʔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	muraḇḇa'
Dari reading?	murabba'
Iranian reading?	morabba'
Tajik reading?	murabbaʾ

Noun

مربع • (morabba')

1. square, quadrilateral

Adjective

مربع • (morabba')

1. square, quadratic

   کیلومتر مربع ― kilometr-e morabba' ― square kilometer

2. tetragonal, quadrangular

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ب ع
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.rab.baʕ/, [muˈrab.baʕ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

مربّع • (murabbaʕ, mrabbaʕ) m (plural مربّعات (mrabbaʕāt))

1. square

See also

• مستطيل (mustaṭīl, “rectangle”)

Adjective

مربّع • (murabbaʕ, mrabbaʕ) (feminine مربّعة (mrabbaʕa))

1. quadratic

Derived terms

• متر مربّع (mitr mrabbaʕ, “square metre”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.ɾəb.bɑː(ʔ)/

Noun

مُرَبَّع • (murabba') m (Hindi spelling मुरब्बा)

1. square