Arabic

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Root
ر ب ع (r b ʕ)
11 terms
Arabic numbers (edit)
40
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4
5  → 
    Cardinal: أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa)
    Ordinal: رَابِع (rābiʕ)
    Multiplier: رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy), مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ)
    Distributive: رُبَاعَ (rubāʕa), مَرْبَعَ (marbaʕa)
    Fractional: رُبُع (rubuʕ), رُبْع (rubʕ)

Etymology 1.1

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕatum.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕaf (masculine أَرْبَع (ʔarbaʕ))

  1. four
Usage notes
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  • 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
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Declension of numeral أَرْبَع (ʔarbaʕ)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote 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 أَرْبَعٌ
ʔarbaʕun
الْأَرْبَعُ
al-ʔarbaʕu
أَرْبَعُ
ʔarbaʕu
أَرْبَعَةٌ
ʔarbaʕatun
الْأَرْبَعَةُ
al-ʔarbaʕatu
أَرْبَعَةُ
ʔarbaʕatu
accusative أَرْبَعًا
ʔarbaʕan
الْأَرْبَعَ
al-ʔarbaʕa
أَرْبَعَ
ʔarbaʕa
أَرْبَعَةً
ʔarbaʕatan
الْأَرْبَعَةَ
al-ʔarbaʕata
أَرْبَعَةَ
ʔarbaʕata
genitive أَرْبَعٍ
ʔarbaʕin
الْأَرْبَعِ
al-ʔarbaʕi
أَرْبَعِ
ʔarbaʕi
أَرْبَعَةٍ
ʔarbaʕatin
الْأَرْبَعَةِ
al-ʔarbaʕati
أَرْبَعَةِ
ʔarbaʕati
Descendants
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  • Egyptian Arabic: أربعة (ʔaṛbaʕa)
  • Maltese: erbgħa
  • Moroccan Arabic: ربعة (rabʕa), أربعة (ʔarbʕa)

Etymology 1.2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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أَرْبِعَة (ʔarbiʕam pl

  1. plural of رَبِيع (rabīʕ)

Egyptian Arabic

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Egyptian Arabic numbers (edit)
40
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    Cardinal: أربعة
    Ordinal: رابع
    Fractional: ربع

Etymology

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From Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa).

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Numeral

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أربعة (ʔaṛbaʕa)

  1. four

Moroccan Arabic

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Moroccan Arabic numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: ربعة, أربعة
    Ordinal: رابع
    Fractional: ربع

Etymology

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From Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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أربعة (ʔarbʕam

  1. Alternative form of ربعة (rabʕa): four

South Levantine Arabic

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South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 ٤
4
5  → 
    Cardinal: أربعة
    Ordinal: رابع
    Fractional: ربع

Etymology

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From Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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

  1. four

Usage notes

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