Arabic for fourth

rub3
ﺭُﺑﻊ
fourth – masculine

The Arabic word ﺭُﺑﻊ means fourth. It is pronounced rub3.

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The Arabic word word for fourth can also be conjugated:

'arbaa3
ﺃَﺭﺑَﺎﻉ
fourth – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word fourth

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Important letters:
The root of the word fourth consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written and pronounced r, beh that is written and pronounced b and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word fourth letter by letter

ﺭُﺑﻊ
ﺑـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺑـ
ـﻊ
 
ـﺮ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
ra
r
beh
b
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for fourth consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺭُﺑﻊ and pronounced rub3.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for fourth

fu3l becomes rub3

We have seen that the Arabic word for fourth is written ﺭُﺑﻊ and pronounced rub3. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3l and the root letters are r, b and 3, the word becomes rub3.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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