mbierek

Maltese

Root
b-r-k
6 terms

Alternative forms

• imbierek (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

For the use with God compare Arabic تَبارَكَ وَتَعالَى (tabāraka wataʕālā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)mˈbɪː.rɛk/

Participle

mbierek (feminine mbierka, plural mberkin or mbierka)

1. past participle of bierek: blessed

   Kunu mberkin! ― Be blessed!

2. Used as a venerating attribute of God.

   Alla l-Imbierek ― God the Lord, God the Most High, God who be praised