Mubarak

For the unrelated Hebrew name, see Barak.

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Mubarak (Arabic: مبارك‎ Mubārak) is an Arabic given name, translating to "blessed one". A variant form is Barak or Barack (Arabic: بارك ‎ Bārak, not to be confused with the unrelated Hebrew name Baraq; also anglicized as "Barak" or "Barack"). Mubarak and Barack are thus the Arabic equivalent in meaning of the Latinate "Benedict" (from Latin Benedictus "blessed").

Etymologically, the name is from the root brk, meaning "breast", and verbally "to prostrate oneself (upon one's breast)", and hence "to receive blessing". The feminine noun barakah (بركة) means "blessing". In Islam, and specifically within the Sufi tradition, it has a meaning similar to "charisma". The Hebrew cognate is berakhah.

The Biblical name Baruch is the Hebrew cognate; see Book of Baruch for an instance of the name.

The name is sometimes written differently in different countries; for example, the last name of singer Shakira (a Colombian) is Mebarak.

When an Arabic name is used in other languages, the patronymic is often rendered as a last name (e.g. Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak). In other contexts, Mubarak is a proper last name (e.g. cricket player Jehan Mubarak).

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