رباعي
Arabic
editEtymology
editRelative adjective (nisba) composed of رُبَاع (rubāʕ, “four at a time”) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ر ب ع (r-b-ʕ); related to the numeral أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”).
Adjective
editرُبَاعِيّ • (rubāʕiyy) (feminine رُبَاعِيَّة (rubāʕiyya), masculine plural رُبَاعِيُّونَ (rubāʕiyyūna), feminine plural رُبَاعِيَّات (rubāʕiyyāt))
- consisting of four, quadripartite, fourfold, quadruple
- (geometry) quadrangular
- (geometry) tetragonal
- (grammar, linguistics) consisting of four radical letters, quadriliteral
Declension
editDeclension of adjective رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | رُبَاعِي rubāʕī |
الرُّبَاعِي ar-rubāʕī |
رُبَاعِيَّة rubāʕiyya |
الرُّبَاعِيَّة ar-rubāʕiyya |
Nominative | رُبَاعِيٌّ rubāʕiyyun |
الرُّبَاعِيُّ ar-rubāʕiyyu |
رُبَاعِيَّةٌ rubāʕiyyatun |
الرُّبَاعِيَّةُ ar-rubāʕiyyatu |
Accusative | رُبَاعِيًّا rubāʕiyyan |
الرُّبَاعِيَّ ar-rubāʕiyya |
رُبَاعِيَّةً rubāʕiyyatan |
الرُّبَاعِيَّةَ ar-rubāʕiyyata |
Genitive | رُبَاعِيٍّ rubāʕiyyin |
الرُّبَاعِيِّ ar-rubāʕiyyi |
رُبَاعِيَّةٍ rubāʕiyyatin |
الرُّبَاعِيَّةِ ar-rubāʕiyyati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | رُبَاعِيَّيْن rubāʕiyyayn |
الرُّبَاعِيَّيْن ar-rubāʕiyyayn |
رُبَاعِيَّتَيْن rubāʕiyyatayn |
الرُّبَاعِيَّتَيْن ar-rubāʕiyyatayn |
Nominative | رُبَاعِيَّانِ rubāʕiyyāni |
الرُّبَاعِيَّانِ ar-rubāʕiyyāni |
رُبَاعِيَّتَانِ rubāʕiyyatāni |
الرُّبَاعِيَّتَانِ ar-rubāʕiyyatāni |
Accusative | رُبَاعِيَّيْنِ rubāʕiyyayni |
الرُّبَاعِيَّيْنِ ar-rubāʕiyyayni |
رُبَاعِيَّتَيْنِ rubāʕiyyatayni |
الرُّبَاعِيَّتَيْنِ ar-rubāʕiyyatayni |
Genitive | رُبَاعِيَّيْنِ rubāʕiyyayni |
الرُّبَاعِيَّيْنِ ar-rubāʕiyyayni |
رُبَاعِيَّتَيْنِ rubāʕiyyatayni |
الرُّبَاعِيَّتَيْنِ ar-rubāʕiyyatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | رُبَاعِيِّين rubāʕiyyīn |
الرُّبَاعِيِّين ar-rubāʕiyyīn |
رُبَاعِيَّات rubāʕiyyāt |
الرُّبَاعِيَّات ar-rubāʕiyyāt |
Nominative | رُبَاعِيُّونَ rubāʕiyyūna |
الرُّبَاعِيُّونَ ar-rubāʕiyyūna |
رُبَاعِيَّاتٌ rubāʕiyyātun |
الرُّبَاعِيَّاتُ ar-rubāʕiyyātu |
Accusative | رُبَاعِيِّينَ rubāʕiyyīna |
الرُّبَاعِيِّينَ ar-rubāʕiyyīna |
رُبَاعِيَّاتٍ rubāʕiyyātin |
الرُّبَاعِيَّاتِ ar-rubāʕiyyāti |
Genitive | رُبَاعِيِّينَ rubāʕiyyīna |
الرُّبَاعِيِّينَ ar-rubāʕiyyīna |
رُبَاعِيَّاتٍ rubāʕiyyātin |
الرُّبَاعِيَّاتِ ar-rubāʕiyyāti |
Derived terms
edit- رُبَاعِيّ الأَضْلَاع (rubāʕiyy al-ʔaḍlāʕ), رُبَاعِيّ الْجَوَانِب (rubāʕiyy al-jawānib, “quadrilateral”)
Noun
editرُبَاعِيّ • (rubāʕiyy) m (plural رُبَاعِيُّونَ (rubāʕiyyūna) or رُبَاعِيَّات (rubāʕiyyāt), feminine رُبَاعِيَّة (rubāʕiyya))
Usage notes
editThe meaning “quatrain” uses the plural رُبَاعِيَّات (rubāʕiyyāt).
Declension
editDeclension of noun رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رُبَاعِي rubāʕī |
الرُّبَاعِي ar-rubāʕī |
رُبَاعِي rubāʕī |
Nominative | رُبَاعِيٌّ rubāʕiyyun |
الرُّبَاعِيُّ ar-rubāʕiyyu |
رُبَاعِيُّ rubāʕiyyu |
Accusative | رُبَاعِيًّا rubāʕiyyan |
الرُّبَاعِيَّ ar-rubāʕiyya |
رُبَاعِيَّ rubāʕiyya |
Genitive | رُبَاعِيٍّ rubāʕiyyin |
الرُّبَاعِيِّ ar-rubāʕiyyi |
رُبَاعِيِّ rubāʕiyyi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | رُبَاعِيَّيْن rubāʕiyyayn |
الرُّبَاعِيَّيْن ar-rubāʕiyyayn |
رُبَاعِيَّيْ rubāʕiyyay |
Nominative | رُبَاعِيَّانِ rubāʕiyyāni |
الرُّبَاعِيَّانِ ar-rubāʕiyyāni |
رُبَاعِيَّا rubāʕiyyā |
Accusative | رُبَاعِيَّيْنِ rubāʕiyyayni |
الرُّبَاعِيَّيْنِ ar-rubāʕiyyayni |
رُبَاعِيَّيْ rubāʕiyyay |
Genitive | رُبَاعِيَّيْنِ rubāʕiyyayni |
الرُّبَاعِيَّيْنِ ar-rubāʕiyyayni |
رُبَاعِيَّيْ rubāʕiyyay |
Plural | sound masculine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رُبَاعِيِّين rubāʕiyyīn |
الرُّبَاعِيِّين ar-rubāʕiyyīn |
رُبَاعِيِّي rubāʕiyyī |
Nominative | رُبَاعِيُّونَ rubāʕiyyūna |
الرُّبَاعِيُّونَ ar-rubāʕiyyūna |
رُبَاعِيُّو rubāʕiyyū |
Accusative | رُبَاعِيِّينَ rubāʕiyyīna |
الرُّبَاعِيِّينَ ar-rubāʕiyyīna |
رُبَاعِيِّي rubāʕiyyī |
Genitive | رُبَاعِيِّينَ rubāʕiyyīna |
الرُّبَاعِيِّينَ ar-rubāʕiyyīna |
رُبَاعِيِّي rubāʕiyyī |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ربع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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