أربعة

Arabic

Root
ر ب ع‎ (r-b-ʕ)

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 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕatum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔar.ba.ʕa/

Numeral

أَرْبَعَة • (ʔarbaʕa) f (masculine أَرْبَع‎ (ʔarbaʕ))

1. four

Usage notes

• Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
• The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.

Declension

Declension of numeral أَرْبَع‎ (ʔarbaʕ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular diptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْبَع‎ ʔarbaʕ	الْأَرْبَع‎ al-ʔarbaʕ	أَرْبَع‎ ʔarbaʕ	أَرْبَعَة ʔarbaʕa	الْأَرْبَعَة‎ al-ʔarbaʕa	أَرْبَعَة ʔarbaʕat
Nominative	أَرْبَعُ‎ ʔarbaʕu	الْأَرْبَعُ‎ al-ʔarbaʕu	أَرْبَعُ‎ ʔarbaʕu	أَرْبَعَةٌ ʔarbaʕatun	الْأَرْبَعَةُ‎ al-ʔarbaʕatu	أَرْبَعَةُ ʔarbaʕatu
Accusative	أَرْبَعَ‎ ʔarbaʕa	الْأَرْبَعَ‎ al-ʔarbaʕa	أَرْبَعَ‎ ʔarbaʕa	أَرْبَعَةً ʔarbaʕatan	الْأَرْبَعَةَ‎ al-ʔarbaʕata	أَرْبَعَةَ ʔarbaʕata
Genitive	أَرْبَعَ‎ ʔarbaʕa	الْأَرْبَعِ‎ al-ʔarbaʕi	أَرْبَعِ‎ ʔarbaʕi	أَرْبَعَةٍ ʔarbaʕatin	الْأَرْبَعَةِ‎ al-ʔarbaʕati	أَرْبَعَةِ ʔarbaʕati

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: أربعة‎ (ʔaṛbaʕa)
• Maltese: erbgħa
• Moroccan Arabic: ربعة‎ (rabʕa), أربعة‎ (ʔarbʕa)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔar.bi.ʕa/

Noun

أَرْبِعَة • (ʔarbiʕa) m pl

1. plural of رَبِيع‎ (rabīʕ)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْبَعَة‎ (ʔarbaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑɾˤˈbɑʕɑ/

Numeral

أربعة • (ʾaṛbaʿa) ?

1. four

Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ربعة‎, أربعة     Ordinal: رابع‎     Fractional: ربع‎

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْبَعَة‎ (ʔarbaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔarb.ʕa/

Numeral

أربعة • (ʔarbʕa) m

1. Alternative form of ربعة‎ (rabʕa): four

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ب ع‎

South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: أربعة     Ordinal: رابع‎     Fractional: ربع‎

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْبَعَة‎ (ʔarbaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔar.ba.ʕa/, [ˈʔar.bɑ.ʕa]

Numeral

أربعة • (ʔarbaʕa) (construct state أربع‎ (ʔarbaʕ))

1. four

Usage notes

• When followed by a noun, the construct form أربع‎ (ʔarbaʕ) is used.