Arabic root

ب-ر-ك

2 words from this root family

A2noun

بَرَكَةٌ

barakah

blessing / divine grace

Example

كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ

kitābun anzalnāhu ilayka mubārak

This is a blessed Book which We have revealed to you (38:29)

Root: ب-ر-ك Quranic

Grammar

Feminine noun. Related: مُبَارَكٌ (blessed), بَارَكَ (to bless), تَبَارَكَ (blessed is/exalted is). Plural: بَرَكَاتٌ (barakāt). From the same root as بِرْكَة (pool - where water gathers and stays).

Culture

Barakah is a central concept in Islamic life - the divine blessing that brings increase and goodness. Muslims seek barakah in time, wealth, knowledge, and relationships.

A2adjective

مُبَارَكٌ

mubārak

blessed

Example

كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ

kitābun anzalnāhu ilayka mubārakun liyadabbarū āyātih

A blessed Book which We have revealed to you, that they might reflect upon its verses (38:29)

Root: ب-ر-ك Quranic

Grammar

Passive participle of بَارَكَ (Form III, to bless). Means 'made blessed by God.' Used for the Quran, Makkah, the Night of Qadr, and blessed individuals.

Culture

The Quran itself is described as mubārak — blessed and a source of blessing for those who recite and reflect upon it.