ربع
r-b-ʿ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ربع across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root ربع (rbE) primarily relates to the concept of "four" or "fourth." It can mean taking a fourth part, becoming the fourth in a group, or twisting something with four strands.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
r-b-ʿ
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رَابِعُهُمْ
58:7
Root letters:
ر — ب — ع
Word Family Tree (13 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ربع as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 22×
Concordance — 22 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ربع appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (21)
Noun (21 verses — showing first 5)
The Cave 18:22
Noun
سَیَقُولُونَ ثَلَـٰثَةࣱ رَّابِعُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡ وَیَقُولُونَ خَمۡسَةࣱ سَادِسُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡ رَجۡمَۢا بِٱلۡغَیۡبِۖ وَیَقُولُونَ سَبۡعَةࣱ وَثَامِنُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡۚ قُل رَّبِّیۤ أَعۡلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا یَعۡلَمُهُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣱۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِیهِمۡ إِلَّا مِرَاۤءࣰ ظَـٰهِرࣰا وَلَا تَسۡتَفۡتِ فِیهِم مِّنۡهُمۡ أَحَدࣰا ٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog; and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog - guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, and the eighth of them was their dog. Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord is most knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about them among [the speculators] from anyone."
The Light 24:13
Noun
لَّوۡلَا جَاۤءُو عَلَیۡهِ بِأَرۡبَعَةِ شُهَدَاۤءَۚ فَإِذۡ لَمۡ یَأۡتُوا۟ بِٱلشُّهَدَاۤءِ فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلۡكَـٰذِبُونَ ١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Why did they [who slandered] not produce for it four witnesses? And when they do not produce the witnesses, then it is they, in the sight of Allah , who are the liars
The Light 24:4
Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ یَرۡمُونَ ٱلۡمُحۡصَنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمۡ یَأۡتُوا۟ بِأَرۡبَعَةِ شُهَدَاۤءَ فَٱجۡلِدُوهُمۡ ثَمَـٰنِینَ جَلۡدَةࣰ وَلَا تَقۡبَلُوا۟ لَهُمۡ شَهَـٰدَةً أَبَدࣰاۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡفَـٰسِقُونَ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient
The Light 24:45
Noun
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَاۤبَّةࣲ مِّن مَّاۤءࣲۖ فَمِنۡهُم مَّن یَمۡشِی عَلَىٰ بَطۡنِهِۦ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن یَمۡشِی عَلَىٰ رِجۡلَیۡنِ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن یَمۡشِی عَلَىٰۤ أَرۡبَعࣲۚ یَخۡلُقُ ٱللَّهُ مَا یَشَاۤءُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ قَدِیرࣱ ٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Allah has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent
The Light 24:6
Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ یَرۡمُونَ أَزۡوَ ٰجَهُمۡ وَلَمۡ یَكُن لَّهُمۡ شُهَدَاۤءُ إِلَّاۤ أَنفُسُهُمۡ فَشَهَـٰدَةُ أَحَدِهِمۡ أَرۡبَعُ شَهَـٰدَ ٰتِۭ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِینَ ٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves - then the witness of one of them [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the truthful
Derived Forms (13)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَرْبَعِينَ | ʾaarbaʿiyna | Noun | 4× | |
| أَرْبَعَةِ | ʾaarbaʿahi | Noun | 2× | |
| وَرُبَٰعَ | warubaʿa | Noun | 2× | |
| بِأَرْبَعَةِ | biʾaarbaʿahi | Noun | 2× | |
| أَرْبَعَةَ | ʾaarbaʿaha | Noun | 2× | |
| أَرْبَعَةً | ʾaarbaʿahan | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلرُّبُعُ | lrubuʿu | Noun | 2× | |
| رَابِعُهُمْ | raābiʿuhum | Noun | 1× | |
| أَرْبَعٍ | ʾaarbaʿin | Noun | 1× | |
| أَرْبَعَ | ʾaarbaʿa | Noun | 1× |