How to say “quarter” in Egyptian Arabic

The word is rub3 (رُبْع). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.

رُبْع

quarter

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In a sentence

السَّاعَة خَمْسَة وِرُبْع.

It's a quarter past five.

مَظْبُوط، السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة إِلَّا رُبْع.

Right, it's a quarter to four.

الْبَاقِي رُبْع جِنِيه.

The change is a quarter of a pound.

بَاوْصَل الْمَعْهَد السَّاعَة تِسْعَة إِلَّا رُبْع.

I get to the institute at a quarter to nine.

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