Arabic vocabulary
بَرَكَةٌblessings in Arabic
بَرَكَةٌ is how you say “blessings” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root ب ر ك (b-r-k)noun (feminine singular)Pronounced baraka
Meaning of blessings in Arabic
- blessing; divine favor — what God is said to 'put into' someone or something, per بارك الله فيك
- good fortune, prosperity, increase — any lasting good bestowed on a person, place, or thing
The root's physical core is a camel kneeling and settling firmly on its breast; lexicographers trace بَرَكَة and بارك back to this idea of something taking hold and abiding in a place. Common set phrases keep this sense alive: بارك الله فيك ('God bless you,' lit. may God put a baraka in you) and تبارك الله ('Blessed/exalted is God'), both built on the same root.
Words from the same root
- بَرَكَto kneel down and settle on the breast (of a camel); also, to be firm, steadfast, or remain fixed in a place
- باركto bless (as in بارك الله فيك, 'God bless you'); also, to persevere constantly at something
- بَرَّكَto invoke a blessing on someone or something
- أَبْرَكَto make a camel kneel down
- تَبَرَّكَto seek a blessing through someone or something; to regard it as a source of good
- تَبَارَكَto be greatly exalted or glorified (as in تبارك الله, 'Blessed/exalted is God')
- بَرْكٌthe breast of a camel, the part it kneels down upon
Common questions
- How do you say "blessing" in Arabic?
- بَرَكَة (baraka).
- What does بارك الله فيك mean?
- Literally "God bless you" — from the same root, meaning God has placed a baraka (blessing, good fortune) in you.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
ومحق الْبركَة فِي الرزق والعمر وحرمان الْعلم
And the removal of blessings in sustenance and lifespan, and deprivation of knowledge.
الْبَرَكَةِ — of blessings. al- = 'the'; the 'of…' word: 'of the blessing' (baraka).
From: Returning to God →ومن خف منامه ظهرت بركة عمره
Whoever sleeps lightly, the blessings in his life are evident.
بَرَكَةُ — the blessing. This is the front half of 'blessing of his life', a possessive pairing with no word for 'of'. It is the subject of the feminine verb before it, which is why that verb is feminine; its definiteness comes from the owner that follows.
From: Eating in Moderation →ومن ثقل نومه محقت بركة عمره
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