برك

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Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Verb

بَرَكَ (baraka) I (non-past يَبْرُكُ (yabruku), verbal noun بُرُوك (burūk) or تَبْرُوك (tabrūk))

  1. to kneel down
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Maltese: birek
References

Etymology 2

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

Verb

بَرَّكَ (barraka) II (non-past يُبَرِّكُ (yubarriku), verbal noun تَبْرِيك (tabrīk))

  1. to make kneel
  2. to invoke a blessing
Conjugation

Soqotri

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *birk- (knee).

Noun

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

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

References