ربع

رَبْعَةٌ ذ : see رَبْعٌ, last signification, in three places. -A2- [ A small round basket, covered with leather, in which perfumes are kept by him who sells them; ] the جُونَة of the عَطَّار; (S, Mgh, K;) which is a سُلَيْلَة covered with leather : (Mgh:) or a four-sided vessel, like the جُونَة: said by El-Isbahánee to be so called because originally having four طَاقَات [app. meaning compartments, one above another, for different kinds of perfume]; or because having four legs. (TA.) ― -b2- Hence, app., A chest in which the volumes of a copy of the Kur-án are kept; (Sgh, K;) called رَبْعَةُ المُصْحَفِ: (Mgh:) but thus applied, it is post-classical, (Sgh, K,) belonging to the conventional language of the people of Baghdád. (Sgh.) ― -b3- Its application to A household utensil proper for women requires consideration. (Mgh.)