ארבע

Aramaic

Numeral

ארבע • (transliteration needed) f

1. four (4)

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕum.

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈbaʕ/
• (Samaritan Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ar.ba/, [ˈʔær.bæˑ]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈbaʕ/, [ʔaʀˈbaː.aʕ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈbaʕ/, [ʔærˈbæːʕ]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ærˈbæ(ʔ)/
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈbaʕ/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈbaʕ/ (East), /(ʔ)arˈbaŋ/ (West)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aʁ̞ˈba/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aʁ̞ˈba/

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Numeral

אַרְבַּע • ('arbá') f (masculine אַרְבָּעָה ('arba'á))

1. feminine of אַרְבָּעָה ('arba'á, “four”)

Derived terms

• על ארבע (al 'arbá')