بَرَكَةٌ blessings in Arabic
بَرَكَةٌ is how you say “blessings” in Arabic.
Root ب ر ك b-r-k. noun (feminine singular). baraka.
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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
Example sentence
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).
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
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
- بَرَكَ to kneel down and settle on the breast (of a camel); also, to be firm, steadfast, or remain fixed in a place
- بارك to bless (as in بارك الله فيك, 'God bless you'); also, to persevere constantly at something
- بَرَّكَ to invoke a blessing on someone or something
- أَبْرَكَ to make a camel kneel down
- تَبَرَّكَ to seek a blessing through someone or something; to regard it as a source of good
- تَبَارَكَ to be greatly exalted or glorified (as in تبارك الله, 'Blessed/exalted is God')
- بَرْكٌ the breast of a camel, the part it kneels down upon
More example sentences
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.
ومن ثقل نومه محقت بركة عمره
Whoever sleeps heavily, the blessings in his life are diminished.
بَرَكَةُ the blessing
This is the front half of 'blessing of his life', a possessive pairing, and the subject of the passive verb before it, which is why that verb is feminine. Its definiteness is supplied by the owner that follows.
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.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).