مربع
Arabic
Etymology 1
Derived from the passive participle of رَبَّعَ (rabbaʕa, “to quadruple”), from the root ر ب ع (r-b-ʕ); compare أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”). Cognate with Aramaic מְרַבַע/ܡܪܒܥ (mrabbaˁ, mrubbaˁ, “square”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.rab.baʕ/
Noun
مُرَبَّع • (murabbaʕ) m (plural مُرَبَّعَات (murabbaʕāt))
- square, quadrangular piece
- (music) quartet
Declension
Declension of noun مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُرَبَّع murabbaʕ |
الْمُرَبَّع al-murabbaʕ |
مُرَبَّع murabbaʕ |
| Nominative | مُرَبَّعٌ murabbaʕun |
الْمُرَبَّعُ al-murabbaʕu |
مُرَبَّعُ murabbaʕu |
| Accusative | مُرَبَّعًا murabbaʕan |
الْمُرَبَّعَ al-murabbaʕa |
مُرَبَّعَ murabbaʕa |
| Genitive | مُرَبَّعٍ murabbaʕin |
الْمُرَبَّعِ al-murabbaʕi |
مُرَبَّعِ murabbaʕi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مُرَبَّعَيْن murabbaʕayn |
الْمُرَبَّعَيْن al-murabbaʕayn |
مُرَبَّعَيْ murabbaʕay |
| Nominative | مُرَبَّعَانِ murabbaʕāni |
الْمُرَبَّعَانِ al-murabbaʕāni |
مُرَبَّعَا murabbaʕā |
| Accusative | مُرَبَّعَيْنِ murabbaʕayni |
الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ al-murabbaʕayni |
مُرَبَّعَيْ murabbaʕay |
| Genitive | مُرَبَّعَيْنِ murabbaʕayni |
الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ al-murabbaʕayni |
مُرَبَّعَيْ murabbaʕay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُرَبَّعَات murabbaʕāt |
الْمُرَبَّعَات al-murabbaʕāt |
مُرَبَّعَات murabbaʕāt |
| Nominative | مُرَبَّعَاتٌ murabbaʕātun |
الْمُرَبَّعَاتُ al-murabbaʕātu |
مُرَبَّعَاتُ murabbaʕātu |
| Accusative | مُرَبَّعَاتٍ murabbaʕātin |
الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ al-murabbaʕāti |
مُرَبَّعَاتِ murabbaʕāti |
| Genitive | مُرَبَّعَاتٍ murabbaʕātin |
الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ al-murabbaʕāti |
مُرَبَّعَاتِ murabbaʕāti |
Descendants
- → Swahili: mraba
Adjective
مُرَبَّع • (murabbaʕ) (feminine مُرَبَّعَة (murabbaʕa), masculine plural مُرَبَّعُونَ (murabbaʕūna), feminine plural مُرَبَّعَات (murabbaʕāt))
Declension
Declension of adjective مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُرَبَّع murabbaʕ |
الْمُرَبَّع al-murabbaʕ |
مُرَبَّعَة murabbaʕa |
الْمُرَبَّعَة al-murabbaʕa |
| Nominative | مُرَبَّعٌ murabbaʕun |
الْمُرَبَّعُ al-murabbaʕu |
مُرَبَّعَةٌ murabbaʕatun |
الْمُرَبَّعَةُ al-murabbaʕatu |
| Accusative | مُرَبَّعًا murabbaʕan |
الْمُرَبَّعَ al-murabbaʕa |
مُرَبَّعَةً murabbaʕatan |
الْمُرَبَّعَةَ al-murabbaʕata |
| Genitive | مُرَبَّعٍ murabbaʕin |
الْمُرَبَّعِ al-murabbaʕi |
مُرَبَّعَةٍ murabbaʕatin |
الْمُرَبَّعَةِ al-murabbaʕati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُرَبَّعَيْن murabbaʕayn |
الْمُرَبَّعَيْن al-murabbaʕayn |
مُرَبَّعَتَيْن murabbaʕatayn |
الْمُرَبَّعَتَيْن al-murabbaʕatayn |
| Nominative | مُرَبَّعَانِ murabbaʕāni |
الْمُرَبَّعَانِ al-murabbaʕāni |
مُرَبَّعَتَانِ murabbaʕatāni |
الْمُرَبَّعَتَانِ al-murabbaʕatāni |
| Accusative | مُرَبَّعَيْنِ murabbaʕayni |
الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ al-murabbaʕayni |
مُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ murabbaʕatayni |
الْمُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ al-murabbaʕatayni |
| Genitive | مُرَبَّعَيْنِ murabbaʕayni |
الْمُرَبَّعَيْنِ al-murabbaʕayni |
مُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ murabbaʕatayni |
الْمُرَبَّعَتَيْنِ al-murabbaʕatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُرَبَّعِين murabbaʕīn |
الْمُرَبَّعِين al-murabbaʕīn |
مُرَبَّعَات murabbaʕāt |
الْمُرَبَّعَات al-murabbaʕāt |
| Nominative | مُرَبَّعُونَ murabbaʕūna |
الْمُرَبَّعُونَ al-murabbaʕūna |
مُرَبَّعَاتٌ murabbaʕātun |
الْمُرَبَّعَاتُ al-murabbaʕātu |
| Accusative | مُرَبَّعِينَ murabbaʕīna |
الْمُرَبَّعِينَ al-murabbaʕīna |
مُرَبَّعَاتٍ murabbaʕātin |
الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ al-murabbaʕāti |
| Genitive | مُرَبَّعِينَ murabbaʕīna |
الْمُرَبَّعِينَ al-murabbaʕīna |
مُرَبَّعَاتٍ murabbaʕātin |
الْمُرَبَّعَاتِ al-murabbaʕāti |
Etymology 2
Noun of place from the verb رَبَعَ (rabaʕa, “to feed oneself in the pasture”), from a ر ب ع (r-b-ʕ) derived from رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring (season)”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
Declension of noun مَرْبَع (marbaʕ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرْبَع marbaʕ |
الْمَرْبَع al-marbaʕ |
مَرْبَع marbaʕ |
| Nominative | مَرْبَعٌ marbaʕun |
الْمَرْبَعُ al-marbaʕu |
مَرْبَعُ marbaʕu |
| Accusative | مَرْبَعًا marbaʕan |
الْمَرْبَعَ al-marbaʕa |
مَرْبَعَ marbaʕa |
| Genitive | مَرْبَعٍ marbaʕin |
الْمَرْبَعِ al-marbaʕi |
مَرْبَعِ marbaʕi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَرْبَعَيْن marbaʕayn |
الْمَرْبَعَيْن al-marbaʕayn |
مَرْبَعَيْ marbaʕay |
| Nominative | مَرْبَعَانِ marbaʕāni |
الْمَرْبَعَانِ al-marbaʕāni |
مَرْبَعَا marbaʕā |
| Accusative | مَرْبَعَيْنِ marbaʕayni |
الْمَرْبَعَيْنِ al-marbaʕayni |
مَرْبَعَيْ marbaʕay |
| Genitive | مَرْبَعَيْنِ marbaʕayni |
الْمَرْبَعَيْنِ al-marbaʕayni |
مَرْبَعَيْ marbaʕay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرَابِع marābiʕ |
الْمَرَابِع al-marābiʕ |
مَرَابِع marābiʕ |
| Nominative | مَرَابِعُ marābiʕu |
الْمَرَابِعُ al-marābiʕu |
مَرَابِعُ marābiʕu |
| Accusative | مَرَابِعَ marābiʕa |
الْمَرَابِعَ al-marābiʕa |
مَرَابِعَ marābiʕa |
| Genitive | مَرَابِعَ marābiʕa |
الْمَرَابِعِ al-marābiʕi |
مَرَابِعِ marābiʕi |
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ر ب ع |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.rab.baʕ/, [muˈrab.baʕ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
See also
- مستطيل (mustaṭīl, “rectangle”)
Derived terms
- متر مربّع (mitr mrabbaʕ, “square metre”)
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