mabrouk مبروك

Tunisian Derja · interjection

“mabrouk” (مبروك) is an interjection in Tunisian Derja meaning congratulations!.

Meanings

1. congratulations!
2. blessed, happy (festival, event)

Usage

Mabrouk is the standard way to congratulate someone: a wedding, a birth, passing an exam, a purchase, a team's victory. The usual reply is "allah ybarek fik". The word is also used as an adjective: "3idkom mabrouk" is a holiday wish equivalent to "happy holiday". In writing, on social media, vowels are often repeated to show enthusiasm (mabrouuuk). The register is neutral and suits every situation, family or formal.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mabrouk” but also “mabrok”, “mabrouuk”, “mabrouke”, “mabruk” and “mabroukk”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find مبروك and مبرووك, all the same word.

Type “mabrouk” on the Arabic keyboard