This is the 857th most frequent Arabic word.
أربع
The Arabic word "أربع" means "four" in English.
Here, 'أربع' (four) is used as a cardinal number describing the quantity of 'تفاحات' (apples).
ذهبت إلى السوق واشتريت أربع تفاحات.
I went to the market and bought four apples.
In this instance, 'أربع' is being used to specify the number of 'مجموعات' (groups) we need.
نحتاج إلى تقسيم المجموع إلى أربع مجموعات.
We need to divide the total into four groups.
In this sentence, 'أربع' quantifies a unit of distance, 'أميال بحرية' (nautical miles).