Arabic vocabulary
أَرْبَعَةfour in Arabic
أَرْبَعَة is how you say “four” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ر ب ع (r-b-ʿ)numeral (cardinal number)Pronounced arbaʿah
Meaning of four in Arabic
- four; the cardinal number 4
Built on the same root as words for a fourth part, quartan (every-fourth-day) recurrence, and the season رَبِيع — all tied to the underlying idea of "four".
Words from the same root
- رَبَعَto take a fourth part; to become the fourth
- رُبُعٌa fourth, one quarter
- رَبِيعٌspring, the rainy season
- رِبْعٌquartan, recurring every fourth day
Common questions
- How do you say "four" in Arabic?
- أَرْبَعَة (arbaʿah).
- What root does أَرْبَعَة come from?
- The root ر ب ع (r-b-ʿ), which also gives رَبِيع 'spring' and رُبُعٌ 'a quarter', all built on the notion of fourness.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
ولا تشرد عنه بهذه الأربعة؛
Do not let these four stray from Him.
الْأَرْبَعَةِ — the four. al- = 'the'; arbaa means 'four' — the noun after 'bi': 'the four'.
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