تَرَبُّع
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Highlights
Plural
أَرْبَاع
Most common words from the same root
Adjective
مُرَبَّع
square
Adjective
رُبَاعِيّ
consisting of four
رُبُع in English
Noun
- one fourth; one quarter
- quarter (area or region)
Word origin
Compare أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”). Cognate to Hebrew רֹבַע (róva', “quarter”).
Words from the root ر-ب-ع
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تَرَبَّعَ
· present يَتَرَبَّعُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to eat spring grain; to sit cross-legged; to settle in [+بِ (object)] during spring
مُتَرَبِّع
مُتَرَبَّع
four
fourth
spring
one fourth
forty
مُرَبَّع
square
رُبَاعِيّ
consisting of four
مُرَبَّع
square
مَرْبَع
meadow
رُبَاعِيّ
relay team of four
أَرْبَعُونَ
fortieth
رُبَاع
four at a time
اِثْنَانِ وَ أَرْبَعُونَ
forty-two
تَرْبِيع
رُبُع: plural and other forms
| Singular | رُبُع |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَرْبَاع |
رُبُع in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فِي ذلِكَ الْوَقْتِ سَمِعَ هِيرُودُسُ رَئِيسُ الرُّبْعِ خَبَرَ يَسُوعَ،At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,Matthew 14:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَجَاءَتْ أَرْمَلَةٌ فَقِيرَةٌ وَأَلْقَتْ فَلْسَيْنِ، قِيمَتُهُمَا رُبْعٌ.And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.Mark 12:42, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَسَكِيبُهَا رُبْعُ الْهِينِ لِلْخَرُوفِ الْوَاحِدِ. فِي الْقُدْسِ اسْكُبْ سَكِيبَ مُسْكِرٍ لِلرَّبِّ.And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.Numbers 28:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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