Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Derived from Proto-Semitic *birk-, *bark- (knee) (ب ر ك (b-r-k)). Compare رُكْبَة (rukba, knee), from the variant root.

Verb edit

بَرَكَ (baraka) I, non-past يَبْرُكُ‎ (yabruku)

  1. to kneel down
Conjugation edit
Descendants edit
  • Maltese: birek
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Etymology 2 edit

For meaning "make kneel", causative of بَرَكَ (baraka, to kneel down). For meaning "invoke a blessing", denominal verb from بَرَكَة (baraka, blessing).

Verb edit

بَرَّكَ (barraka) II, non-past يُبَرِّكُ‎ (yubarriku)

  1. to make kneel
  2. to invoke a blessing
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit

Soqotri edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *birk- (knee).

Noun edit

برك (bɛrkm (dual بركي (bɛ́rki), plural بيرك (bírok))

  1. knee

Related terms edit

  • أبرك (ébrək, to make kneel down)
  • بارك (bérok, to kneel down)

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