*ʾarbaʕ-: 'four'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʾarbaʕ-
Meaning'four'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Mehriǝrbōt; árba (Rubin 2018 295, 297); rība (Rubin 2018 300)Rubin 2018 295, 297; Rubin 2018 300gloss withheld
Akkadianerbe (Huehnergard 1997 GAk, 494); erbā, arbā (CAD E 255)Huehnergard 1997 GAk, 494; CAD E 255gloss withheld
Ugariticarbʕ (DULAT 92)DULAT 92gloss withheld
Phoenicianʾrbʿ (Krahmalkov 70); rbʿ (Krahmalkov 441)Krahmalkov 70; Krahmalkov 441gloss withheld
Hebrewʾarbaʿ (BDB 916); ʾarbāʿîm (HALOT 83); rbʕ (DNWSI 1055)BDB 916; HALOT 83; DNWSI 1055gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaicʾarbaʿ (BDB 1112; CAL s.v. ʾrbʿ)BDB 1112; CAL s.v. ʾrbʿgloss withheld
Arabicʾarbaʕ- (QAC root rbʕ; Qurʾān 2:226 ʾarbaʕati ʾašhurin); Stem II rabbaʕa, Stem V tarabbaʕa, tarabbaʕa ʕalā l-ʕarši (OLA80 §35.34); rabaʕa (Lane 1015), denominative from rbʕ n. (Biella 477); ʾarbaʿūna (Lane 1020)QAC root rbʕ; OLA80 §35.34; Lane 1015; Biella 477; Lane 1020gloss withheld
Geezʾarbāʕ, ʾarbāʕtu (Dillmann 02183, 02184); ʾarbəʿā (LGz. 460)Dillmann 02183, 02184; LGz. 460gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab rbʿ, cardinal (SD 113, 114; Biella 477; Sabaweb lemma 1475); ʾrbʿy (SD 113); Qat. ʔrbʕ (Ricks 1982 s.v. ʔrbʕ)SD 113, 114; Biella 477; Sabaweb lemma 1475; SD 113; Ricks 1982 s.v. ʔrbʕgloss withheld
Punicʾrbʿy (HALOT 1179); N.Pu. lʾrbtnm; ʾrbʿm, N.Pu. ʾrbʿm, ʿrbm (T 28); rbʿ (T 301)HALOT 1179; T 28; T 301gloss withheld
Soqotriʾerbaʿah (LGz. 460); arbaˁín (CSOL II 392 apud SEDonline 854)LGz. 460; SEDonline 854gloss withheld
Tigrinyaʾarbaʿte (LGz. 460)LGz. 460
Gafatarbattä (LGz. 460)LGz. 460
Argobbaarbit (LGz. 460)LGz. 460
Guragearbät (LGz. 460)LGz. 460
Amharicarat (LGz. 460)LGz. 460
Harariḥarat (LGz. 460)LGz. 460
Syrian Aramaicʔarbaʕ 'four' (Payne Smith 27); ʾarbʿīn 'forty' (Payne Smith 27)Payne Smith 27
East EthiopicSel. Wol. arat, Zwy. arət (EDG 92 apud SEDonline 854)EDG 92; SEDonline 854gloss withheld
Tigreˀarbaˁ (WTS 153 apud SEDonline 854)WTS 153; SEDonline 854gloss withheld
Aramaicrbʕ, rbwʕ (DNWSI 1055); rbʕ (DNWSI 1057); rbʕyn (DNWSI 1057)DNWSI 1055; DNWSI 1057gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ʾrbʿ; ʾrbʿt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 46)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 46gloss withheld

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Notes

OLA80 §35.9: Semitic rbaʿ- 'four' is independent of the Afro-Asiatic words for four (Libyco-Berber kkuẓ, Egyptian fdw, Bedja fāḍig, Hausa fuʾdu). OLA80 §35.34 derives the Arabic Stem II and V verbs from the numeral. HALOT 83, LGz. 460 and SEDonline 854 file 'forty' under the numeral.

Updated 22 October 2026

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