اربعه
Persian
Alternative forms
- اربعة (arba'a(t)) (Classical Persian, obsolete)
- اربع (arba') (from Arabic feminine)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔar.ba.ˈʔa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.bä.ʔä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæɹ.bæ.ʔe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.bä.ʔä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | arba'a |
| Dari reading? | arba'a |
| Iranian reading? | arba'e |
| Tajik reading? | arba'a |
Adjective
اربعه • (arba'a / arba'e) (Tajik spelling арбаа)
Numeral
اربعه • (arba'a / arba'e) (Tajik spelling арбаа)
Related terms
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ر ب ع (0 c, 3 e)
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “اربع”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “اربعه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “اربعه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- “اربعه”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژهجو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025