ربع
Arabic
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Cardinal: أَرْبَعَة (ʾarbaʿa) Ordinal: رَابِع (rābiʿ) Multiplier: رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʿiyy), مُرَبَّع (murabbaʿ) Distributive: رُبَاعَ (rubāʿa) Fractional: رُبُع (rubuʿ), رُبْع (rubʿ) |
Etymology
From the root ر ب ع (r-b-ʿ); compare أَرْبَعَة (ʾarbaʿa, “four”).
Noun
رُبُع or رُبْع • (rubuʿ or rubʿ) m (plural أَرْبَاع (ʾarbāʿ))
- one fourth, one quarter
- quarter (area or region)
Declension
Declension of noun رُبُع (rubuʿ); رُبْع (rubʿ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رُبُع; رُبْع rubuʿ; rubʿ | الرُّبُع; الرُّبْع ar-rubuʿ; ar-rubʿ | رُبُع; رُبْع rubuʿ; rubʿ |
Nominative | رُبُعٌ; رُبْعٌ rubuʿun; rubʿun | الرُّبُعُ; الرُّبْعُ ar-rubuʿu; ar-rubʿu | رُبُعُ; رُبْعُ rubuʿu; rubʿu |
Accusative | رُبُعًا; رُبْعًا rubuʿan; rubʿan | الرُّبُعَ; الرُّبْعَ ar-rubuʿa; ar-rubʿa | رُبُعَ; رُبْعَ rubuʿa; rubʿa |
Genitive | رُبُعٍ; رُبْعٍ rubuʿin; rubʿin | الرُّبُعِ; الرُّبْعِ ar-rubuʿi; ar-rubʿi | رُبُعِ; رُبْعِ rubuʿi; rubʿi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | رُبُعَيْن; رُبْعَيْن rubuʿayn; rubʿayn | الرُّبُعَيْن; الرُّبْعَيْن ar-rubuʿayn; ar-rubʿayn | رُبُعَيْ; رُبْعَيْ rubuʿay; rubʿay |
Nominative | رُبُعَانِ; رُبْعَانِ rubuʿāni; rubʿāni | الرُّبُعَانِ; الرُّبْعَانِ ar-rubuʿāni; ar-rubʿāni | رُبُعَا; رُبْعَا rubuʿā; rubʿā |
Accusative | رُبُعَيْنِ; رُبْعَيْنِ rubuʿayni; rubʿayni | الرُّبُعَيْنِ; الرُّبْعَيْنِ ar-rubuʿayni; ar-rubʿayni | رُبُعَيْ; رُبْعَيْ rubuʿay; rubʿay |
Genitive | رُبُعَيْنِ; رُبْعَيْنِ rubuʿayni; rubʿayni | الرُّبُعَيْنِ; الرُّبْعَيْنِ ar-rubuʿayni; ar-rubʿayni | رُبُعَيْ; رُبْعَيْ rubuʿay; rubʿay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَرْبَاع ʾarbāʿ | الْأَرْبَاع al-ʾarbāʿ | أَرْبَاع ʾarbāʿ |
Nominative | أَرْبَاعٌ ʾarbāʿun | الْأَرْبَاعُ al-ʾarbāʿu | أَرْبَاعُ ʾarbāʿu |
Accusative | أَرْبَاعًا ʾarbāʿan | الْأَرْبَاعَ al-ʾarbāʿa | أَرْبَاعَ ʾarbāʿa |
Genitive | أَرْبَاعٍ ʾarbāʿin | الْأَرْبَاعِ al-ʾarbāʿi | أَرْبَاعِ ʾarbāʿi |
Derived terms
- اَلرُّبْع اَلْخَالِي (ar-rubʿ al-ḵālī)
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: ربع (rubiʕ)
- Moroccan Arabic: ربع (rubʕ, rubuʕ)
- → Catalan: arrova
- → Middle Armenian: ռուպ (ṙup), ըռուպ (əṙup)
- Armenian: ռուբ (ṙub)
- → Italian: rubbio
- → Old Portuguese: arrova, arroba
- Galician: arroba
- Portuguese: arroba
- → Old Spanish: arroua
- Spanish: arroba
- → English: arroba
- → French: arobase
- Spanish: arroba
- → Persian: ربع (rob')
- → Azerbaijani: rüb
- → Ottoman Turkish: ربع (rub)
- → Swahili: robo
See also
- نِصْف (niṣf, “a half”), ثُلْث (ṯulṯ, “a third”), خُمْس (ḵums, “a fifth”), سُدْس (suds, “a sixth”), سُبْع (subʿ, “a seventh”), ثُمْن (ṯumn, “an eighth”), تُسْع (tusʿ, “a ninth”), عُشْر (ʿušr, “a tenth”)
Gulf Arabic
Pronunciation
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) (quarter): IPA(key): /rʊbɪʕ/
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) (friends): IPA(key): /rəbɪʕ/
Etymology 1
From Arabic رُبُع (rubuʿ).
Noun
رُبِع • (rubiʿ) m (dual رُبْعين (rubʿēn), plural اَرْباع (arbāʿ))
- quarter, one fourth
- (Kuwait) a quarter Kuwaiti Dinar, equivalent to 250 Fils
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
رَبِع • (rabiʿ) m (plural only)
- (plural only) friends
- Synonyms: (singular) رفيج (rfīj), (singular) صاحب (ṣāḥib)
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic رُبْع (rubʿ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /ɾubʔ/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /ɾʊbʔ/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /ɾobʔ/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /ɾubʔ/
Noun
ربع • (rob')
- quarter, one-fourth
- ربع ساعت ― rob' sâ'at ― quarter-hour
- دو و ربع ― do o rob' ― two and a quarter; quarter past two
- Synonym: چهارم (čahârom)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: rüb
- → Ottoman Turkish: ربع (rub)
See also
- نیم (nim, “half”)
- نصف (nesf, “half”)
- ثلث (sols, “third”)
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
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ر ب ع |
Etymology
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Cardinal: أربعة Ordinal: رابع Fractional: ربع |
From Arabic رُبُع (rubuʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rubʕ/, [ˈrʊ.b(ʊ)ʕ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
ربع • (rubʕ) m (plural رباع (rbāʕ))
- quarter