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How do you say "four" in Arabic?
أربعة
Arba'a
In Arabic, "four" is أربعة.
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Pronunciation
Say 'ar-ba-ah' with three syllables and stress on the first syllable.
Writing and usage
أربعة has five letters and ends with the feminine marker ة. The ء (hamza) at the start is a glottal stop.
Example sentence
أربعة زوايا في المربع.
A square has four corners.
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How to remember أربعة
Arba'a sounds almost like 'arroba', a historical unit of weight, reflecting the number four's use in measurements.
Related words
- eighty-four أربعة وتمانين arba'a witamaneen
- eighty-nine تسعة وتمانين tis'a witamaneen
- forty-four أربعة وأربعين arba'a wi'arba'een
- hot سخن sukhin
- seventy-three تلاتة وسبعين talaata wisab'een
- sixty ستين siteen
- soft ناعم naeim
- thirty-three تلاتة وتلاتين talaata witalateen
- twenty-six ستة وعشرين sitta wi'ishreen
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Questions about أربعة
How do you say "four" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "four" is أربعة. It is a noun.
How is أربعة written in Arabic?
أربعة has five letters and ends with the feminine marker ة. The ء (hamza) at the start is a glottal stop.
How is أربعة used in a sentence?
Use أربعة as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: أربعة زوايا في المربع. (A square has four corners.).
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