بركة

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From root ب ر ك (b-r-k).

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بَرَكَة (barakaf (plural بَرَكَات (barakāt))

  1. bliss, blessing, boon
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Etymology 2

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

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بِرْكَة (birkaf (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))
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Etymology 3

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بُرْكَة (burkaf (plural بُرَك (burak) or أَبْرَاك (ʔabrāk) or بِرْكَان (birkān) or بُرْكَان (burkān))

  1. (obsolete) an unknown kind of small white aquatic bird
  2. mallard
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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic بِرْكَة (birka).

Noun

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بركة (birkef (plural برك (birak))

  1. swimming pool
  2. pond, puddle