برك

See also: برک‎, برگ‎, پرک‎, ترك‎, ترک‎, and ب ر ك‎

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)

  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)

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