بركة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From root ب ر ك (b-r-k).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ra.ka/

Noun

بَرَكَة • (baraka) f (plural بَرَكَات (barakāt))

1. bliss, blessing, boon

Declension

Declension of noun بَرَكَة (baraka)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَكَة baraka	الْبَرَكَة al-baraka	بَرَكَة barakat
Nominative	بَرَكَةٌ barakatun	الْبَرَكَةُ al-barakatu	بَرَكَةُ barakatu
Accusative	بَرَكَةً barakatan	الْبَرَكَةَ al-barakata	بَرَكَةَ barakata
Genitive	بَرَكَةٍ barakatin	الْبَرَكَةِ al-barakati	بَرَكَةِ barakati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَكَتَيْن barakatayn	الْبَرَكَتَيْن al-barakatayn	بَرَكَتَيْ barakatay
Nominative	بَرَكَتَانِ barakatāni	الْبَرَكَتَانِ al-barakatāni	بَرَكَتَا barakatā
Accusative	بَرَكَتَيْنِ barakatayni	الْبَرَكَتَيْنِ al-barakatayni	بَرَكَتَيْ barakatay
Genitive	بَرَكَتَيْنِ barakatayni	الْبَرَكَتَيْنِ al-barakatayni	بَرَكَتَيْ barakatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَكَات barakāt	الْبَرَكَات al-barakāt	بَرَكَات barakāt
Nominative	بَرَكَاتٌ barakātun	الْبَرَكَاتُ al-barakātu	بَرَكَاتُ barakātu
Accusative	بَرَكَاتٍ barakātin	الْبَرَكَاتِ al-barakāti	بَرَكَاتِ barakāti
Genitive	بَرَكَاتٍ barakātin	الْبَرَكَاتِ al-barakāti	بَرَكَاتِ barakāti

Descendants

• Maltese: barka
• → Armenian: բարաքյաթ (barakʿyatʿ)
• → Albanian: bereqet
• → Azerbaijani: bərəkət, бәрәкәт
• → Bashkir: бәрәкәт (bərəkət)
• → Bengali: বরকত (bôrkôt)
• → Crimean Tatar: берекет (bereket)
• → Spanish: baraka
• → Persian: برکت (barekat)
  • → Gujarati: બરકત (barkat)
• → Hausa: bar̃kā̀
  • → Yoruba: báríkà
• → Georgian: ბარაქა (baraka)
  • → Bats: ბარაქ (barak)
• → Kazakh: береке (bereke)
• → Macedonian: бериќет (beriḱet)
• → Malay: berkat
  • Indonesian: berkat, berkah
• → Ottoman Turkish: بركت
  • Turkish: bereket
  • Romanian: berechet
• → Tatar: бәрәкәт (bäräkät)
• → Swahili: baraka
• → Zaghawa: barka

Etymology 2

From root ب ر ك (b-r-k) because one kneels at it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bir.ka/

Noun

بِرْكَة • (birka) f (plural بِرَك (birak))

1. pond

   فِي الْحَدِيقَة، هُنَاكَ بَرَكَة كَبِيرَة مُمَبَّأَة بِالْمَاءِ النَّقِي وَالْأَسْمَاكِ الْمُلْوَنَة.

   fī l-ḥadīqa, hunāka baraka(t) kabīra(t) mumabbaʔa(t) bi-l-māʔi n-naqī wālʔasmāki l-mulwana.

   In the garden, there is a large pond filled with clean water and colorful fish.

2. pool
3. tank
4. receptacle
5. mode of kneeling (بُرُوك (burūk))

Declension

Declension of noun بِرْكَة (birka)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِرْكَة birka	الْبِرْكَة al-birka	بِرْكَة birkat
Nominative	بِرْكَةٌ birkatun	الْبِرْكَةُ al-birkatu	بِرْكَةُ birkatu
Accusative	بِرْكَةً birkatan	الْبِرْكَةَ al-birkata	بِرْكَةَ birkata
Genitive	بِرْكَةٍ birkatin	الْبِرْكَةِ al-birkati	بِرْكَةِ birkati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِرْكَتَيْن birkatayn	الْبِرْكَتَيْن al-birkatayn	بِرْكَتَيْ birkatay
Nominative	بِرْكَتَانِ birkatāni	الْبِرْكَتَانِ al-birkatāni	بِرْكَتَا birkatā
Accusative	بِرْكَتَيْنِ birkatayni	الْبِرْكَتَيْنِ al-birkatayni	بِرْكَتَيْ birkatay
Genitive	بِرْكَتَيْنِ birkatayni	الْبِرْكَتَيْنِ al-birkatayni	بِرْكَتَيْ birkatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِرْكَات‎; بِرَك birkāt‎; birak	الْبِرْكَات‎; الْبِرَك al-birkāt‎; al-birak	بِرْكَات‎; بِرَك birkāt‎; birak
Nominative	بِرْكَاتٌ‎; بِرَكٌ birkātun‎; birakun	الْبِرْكَاتُ‎; الْبِرَكُ al-birkātu‎; al-biraku	بِرْكَاتُ‎; بِرَكُ birkātu‎; biraku
Accusative	بِرْكَاتٍ‎; بِرَكًا birkātin‎; birakan	الْبِرْكَاتِ‎; الْبِرَكَ al-birkāti‎; al-biraka	بِرْكَاتِ‎; بِرَكَ birkāti‎; biraka
Genitive	بِرْكَاتٍ‎; بِرَكٍ birkātin‎; birakin	الْبِرْكَاتِ‎; الْبِرَكِ al-birkāti‎; al-biraki	بِرْكَاتِ‎; بِرَكِ birkāti‎; biraki

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: պրքայ (prkʿay), պրքէ (prkʿē), բրքայ (brkʿay)
• → Portuguese: alverca
• → Spanish: alberca

See also

• غَدِير m (ḡadīr)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bur.ka/

Noun

بُرْكَة • (burka) f (plural بُرَك (burak) or أَبْرَاك (ʔabrāk) or بِرْكَان (birkān) or بُرْكَان (burkān))

1. (obsolete) an unknown kind of small white aquatic bird

Declension

Declension of noun بُرْكَة (burka)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرْكَة burka	الْبُرْكَة al-burka	بُرْكَة burkat
Nominative	بُرْكَةٌ burkatun	الْبُرْكَةُ al-burkatu	بُرْكَةُ burkatu
Accusative	بُرْكَةً burkatan	الْبُرْكَةَ al-burkata	بُرْكَةَ burkata
Genitive	بُرْكَةٍ burkatin	الْبُرْكَةِ al-burkati	بُرْكَةِ burkati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرْكَتَيْن burkatayn	الْبُرْكَتَيْن al-burkatayn	بُرْكَتَيْ burkatay
Nominative	بُرْكَتَانِ burkatāni	الْبُرْكَتَانِ al-burkatāni	بُرْكَتَا burkatā
Accusative	بُرْكَتَيْنِ burkatayni	الْبُرْكَتَيْنِ al-burkatayni	بُرْكَتَيْ burkatay
Genitive	بُرْكَتَيْنِ burkatayni	الْبُرْكَتَيْنِ al-burkatayni	بُرْكَتَيْ burkatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرَك‎; أَبْرَاك‎; بِرْكَان‎; بُرْكَان burak‎; ʔabrāk‎; birkān‎; burkān	الْبُرَك‎; الْأَبْرَاك‎; الْبِرْكَان‎; الْبُرْكَان al-burak‎; al-ʔabrāk‎; al-birkān‎; al-burkān	بُرَك‎; أَبْرَاك‎; بِرْكَان‎; بُرْكَان burak‎; ʔabrāk‎; birkān‎; burkān
Nominative	بُرَكٌ‎; أَبْرَاكٌ‎; بِرْكَانٌ‎; بُرْكَانٌ burakun‎; ʔabrākun‎; birkānun‎; burkānun	الْبُرَكُ‎; الْأَبْرَاكُ‎; الْبِرْكَانُ‎; الْبُرْكَانُ al-buraku‎; al-ʔabrāku‎; al-birkānu‎; al-burkānu	بُرَكُ‎; أَبْرَاكُ‎; بِرْكَانُ‎; بُرْكَانُ buraku‎; ʔabrāku‎; birkānu‎; burkānu
Accusative	بُرَكًا‎; أَبْرَاكًا‎; بِرْكَانًا‎; بُرْكَانًا burakan‎; ʔabrākan‎; birkānan‎; burkānan	الْبُرَكَ‎; الْأَبْرَاكَ‎; الْبِرْكَانَ‎; الْبُرْكَانَ al-buraka‎; al-ʔabrāka‎; al-birkāna‎; al-burkāna	بُرَكَ‎; أَبْرَاكَ‎; بِرْكَانَ‎; بُرْكَانَ buraka‎; ʔabrāka‎; birkāna‎; burkāna
Genitive	بُرَكٍ‎; أَبْرَاكٍ‎; بِرْكَانٍ‎; بُرْكَانٍ burakin‎; ʔabrākin‎; birkānin‎; burkānin	الْبُرَكِ‎; الْأَبْرَاكِ‎; الْبِرْكَانِ‎; الْبُرْكَانِ al-buraki‎; al-ʔabrāki‎; al-birkāni‎; al-burkāni	بُرَكِ‎; أَبْرَاكِ‎; بِرْكَانِ‎; بُرْكَانِ buraki‎; ʔabrāki‎; birkāni‎; burkāni

Descendants

• Maltese: borka

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِرْكَة (birka).

Noun

بركة • (birke) f (plural برك (birak))

1. swimming pool
2. pond, puddle