erbgħa

See also: Erbgħa

Maltese

Root
r-b-għ
5 terms
Maltese numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: erbgħa
    Attributive cardinal: (short form) erba’, (long form) erbat
    Ordinal: raba’
    Adverbial: erba’ darbiet
    Fractional: kwart, (obsolete) robbu

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛr.ba/
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛr.baˤ/ (archaic)
  • Homophone: erba’
  • Rhymes: -ɛrba, -ɛrbaˤ

Numeral

erbgħa m or f

  1. four (absolute form)
    Coordinate terms: (short attributive form) erba’, (long attributive form) erbat

Usage notes

  • The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

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