أربعة
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ر ب ع (r-b-ʿ). Compare Hebrew אַרְבַּע (arbá), Maltese erbgħa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔar.ba.ʕa/
Numeral
أَرْبَعَة • (ʾarbaʿa) m (feminine أَرْبَع (ʾarbaʿ))
Declension
Declension of numeral أَرْبَعَة (ʾarbaʿa)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـَة (-a); singular diptote in ـَة (-a) | basic singular triptote | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَرْبَعَة ʾarbaʿa |
الْأَرْبَعَة al-ʾarbaʿa |
أَرْبَعَة ʾarbaʿat |
أَرْبَع ʾarbaʿ |
الْأَرْبَع al-ʾarbaʿ |
أَرْبَع ʾarbaʿ |
| Nominative | أَرْبَعَةٌ; أَرْبَعَةُ ʾarbaʿatun; ʾarbaʿatu |
الْأَرْبَعَةُ al-ʾarbaʿatu |
أَرْبَعَةُ ʾarbaʿatu |
أَرْبَعٌ ʾarbaʿun |
الْأَرْبَعُ al-ʾarbaʿu |
أَرْبَعُ ʾarbaʿu |
| Accusative | أَرْبَعَةً; أَرْبَعَةَ ʾarbaʿatan; ʾarbaʿata |
الْأَرْبَعَةَ al-ʾarbaʿata |
أَرْبَعَةَ ʾarbaʿata |
أَرْبَعًا ʾarbaʿan |
الْأَرْبَعَ al-ʾarbaʿa |
أَرْبَعَ ʾarbaʿa |
| Genitive | أَرْبَعَةٍ; أَرْبَعَةَ ʾarbaʿatin; ʾarbaʿata |
الْأَرْبَعَةِ al-ʾarbaʿati |
أَرْبَعَةِ ʾarbaʿati |
أَرْبَعٍ ʾarbaʿin |
الْأَرْبَعِ al-ʾarbaʿi |
أَرْبَعِ ʾarbaʿi |
Usage notes
See ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa) for the usage of this number, including when to use the diptote and triptote forms.
Related terms
- رُبَاع (rubāʿ)
- رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʿiyy)
- رَابِع (rābiʿ)
- رَابِعَ عَشَرَ (rābiʿa ʿašara)
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔar.bi.ʕa/
Noun
أَرْبِعَة • (ʾarbiʿa) m pl
- plural of رَبِيع (rabīʿ)
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From the root ر ب ع (r-b-ʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑɾˁˈbɑʕɑ/
Numeral
أربعة • (transliteration needed)
Coordinate terms
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