बरकत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian برکت (barakat), from Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.kət̪/, [bɐɾ.kɐt̪]

Noun

बरकत • (barkat) f (Urdu spelling برکت)

1. increase, growth, abundance, profusion

   Synonyms: बढ़ती (baṛhtī), वृद्धि (vŕddhi), ज़्यादती (zyādtī)

2. prosperity, affluence, success

   Synonym: ख़ुशहाली (xuśhālī)

3. blessing, bestowing of prosperity

Declension

Declension of बरकत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बरकत barkat	बरकतें barkatẽ
oblique	बरकत barkat	बरकतों barkatõ
vocative	बरकत barkat	बरकतो barkato

Related terms

• मुबारक (mubārak)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरकत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press