Barack, also spelled Barak or Baraq, is a
given name
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of
Arabic
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origin. From the Semitic root ''B-R-K'', it means "
blessed
Blessed may refer to:
* The state of having received a blessing
* Blessed, a title assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to someone who has been beatified
Film and television
* ''Blessed'' (2004 film), a 2004 motion picture about a supernatural ...
" and is most commonly used in its feminine form ''
Baraka
Baraka or Barakah may refer to:
* Berakhah or Baraka, in Judaism, a blessing usually recited during a ceremony
* Barakah or Baraka, in Islam, the beneficent force from God that flows through the physical and spiritual spheres
* Baraka, full ''ḥ ...
(h)''.
The Semitic root ''B-R-K'' has the original meaning of "to kneel down", with a secondary meaning "to bless".
In
Islamic mysticism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...
, ''
Barakah
In Islam, ''Barakah'' or ''Baraka'' ( ar, بركة "blessing") is a blessing power, a kind of continuity of spiritual presence and revelation that begins with God and flows through that and those closest to God.
Baraka can be found within physi ...
'' ( ar, بركة ) is a concept of spiritual presence or revelation.
The cognate Hebrew term is ''
Berakhah
In Judaism, a ''berakhah'', ''bracha'', ', ' ( he, בְּרָכָה; pl. , ''berakhot'', '; "benediction," "blessing") is a formula of blessing or thanksgiving, recited in public or private, usually before the performance of a commandment, or th ...
'' (בְּרָכָה) "benediction, blessing" which is related to the Biblical Hebrew given name
Baruch (). It can also be derived from the root ''B-R-Q'' ( he, ב-ר-ק; ar, ب-ر-ق ), meaning "
lightning
Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of an avera ...
".
The Arabic masculine given name
Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.
Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in t ...
is the Arabic
stem III passive participle, ' (), meaning "blessed (one)".
The name is cognate with the
Amharic given name ብሩክ ("Biruk").
People with the given name
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Barack Adama
Sexion d'Assaut (), formerly known as 3ème Prototype (for "Troisième Prototype" ; en, "3rd Prototype"), is a French hip hop band formed in 2002, composed of eight Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, which i ...
(born 1985), a French rapper
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
(b. 1961), former US president
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Barack Obama Sr.
Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (; 18 June 1934 – 24 November 1982) was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. He is a central figure of his son's memoir, '' Dreams from My Fa ...
(1936-1982), father of Barack Obama and Kenyan economist
People with the surname
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Ehud Barak (born 1942), former Israeli prime minister
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Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq
Baraq () was a khan of the Chagatai Khanate (1266–1271). He was the son of Yesünto'a and a great-grandson of Chagatai Khan. A convert to Islam, he took the name Ghiyas-ud-din.
Background
Baraq's family had moved to China following his fathe ...
(1266–1271), a Khan of the Chagatai Khanate
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Moises Barack (born 1943), a Peruvian footballer
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Tom Barrack
Thomas Joseph Barrack Jr. (born April 28, 1947) is an American private equity real estate investor and the founder and executive chairman of Colony Capital, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). Barrack has for decades been a clos ...
(born 1947), American private equity real estate investor and chairman of
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
s Inaugural Committee
Fictional characters
*The protagonist of ''
Barack the Barbarian'', a comic book series
See also
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Arabic name
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Barak (given name)
Barak (Hebrew: בָּרָק, bārāq, "lightning"), is a masculine name of Hebrew origin. It appears in the biblical Book of Judges as the name of the Israelite general Barak, who alongside Deborah led an attack against the forces of King Jabin o ...
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Barak (surname)
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Burak (name)
Burak is a Turkish language, Turkish masculine name that derives from the Arabic language, Arabic Buraq, which literally means "lightning" and refers to a creature that transports prophets in Islam, Islamic tradition.
Given name
* Burak Akcapar ( ...
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Burack
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Mubarak (name)
References
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Arabic masculine given names
Masculine given names