barak بارك
Tunisian Derja · verb
“barak” (بارك) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to bless (God), in formulas.
Meanings
- to bless (God), in formulas
- to congratulate someone
Usage
The most frequent sense appears in the phrase barak allah fik, "may God bless you". It is said to thank someone warmly or to compliment them. In the plural, one says barak allah fikom. The verb bérek, constructed with l or 3la, also means "to congratulate": bérek l sa7bek, "congratulate your friend". It is used for a wedding, a birth or a success. Not to be confused with barcha ("a lot"), nor with the French word "parc" transcribed park.
Example
بارك الله فيكم
barak allah fikom
“May God bless you (thank you very much).”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “barak” but also “bérek”, “barek”, “bark” and “barka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “barak” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to congratulate someone”; “to bless”: barek in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to bless (mostly in formulas)”; “to congratulate”: barak in Algerian.