Arabic for fourth

raabi3
ﺭَﺍﺑِﻊ
fourth – masculine singular

The Arabic word for fourth is pronounced raabi3 and written ﺭَﺍﺑِﻊ.

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Part of speech: numeral. Pattern: active participle

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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 letters of fourth

ﺭَﺍﺑِﻊ
ﺑـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺑـ
ـﻊ
 
ـﺮ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
ra
r
alef
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 a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. 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 ﺭَﺍﺑِﻊ and pronounced raabi3.
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The pattern for fourth

faa3il becomes raabi3

We have seen that the Arabic word for fourth is written ﺭَﺍﺑِﻊ and pronounced raabi3. It follows the pattern active participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are r, b and 3, the word becomes raabi3.
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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