mbierek
Maltese
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b-r-k |
6 terms |
Alternative forms
edit- imbierek (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
editFor the use with God compare Arabic تَبارَكَ وَتَعالَى (tabāraka wataʕālā).
Pronunciation
editParticiple
editmbierek (feminine mbierka, plural mberkin or mbierka)
- past participle of bierek: blessed
- Kunu mberkin! ― Be blessed!
- Used as a venerating attribute of God.
- Alla l-Imbierek ― God the Lord, God the Most High, God who be praised