mbierek

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Maltese[edit]

Root
b-r-k
6 terms

Alternative forms[edit]

  • imbierek (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology[edit]

For the use with God compare Arabic تَبارَكَ وَتَعالَى (tabāraka wataʕālā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

mbierek (feminine mbierka, plural mberkin or mbierka)

  1. past participle of bierek: blessed
    Kunu mberkin! ― Be blessed!
  2. Used as a venerating attribute of God.
    Alla l-Imbierek ― God the Lord, God the Most High, God who be praised
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