Mubarak (name)

For the Hebrew name, see Barak (given name).

Mubarak (Arabic: مبارك‎, romanized: mubārak) is an Arabic given name. A variant form is Baraka or Barack (Arabic: بارك‎, romanized: bārak), analogous to the Hebrew word "berech" ברךּ‎, meaning "knee", and derived from common Semitic roots for the concept of kneeling in praise/to receive a blessing.^[1] Mubarak is thus the Arabic equivalent in meaning of the Latinate word "Benedict" (from Benedictus "blessed" or, literally, "well-spoken").

Etymologically, the name is from the consonantal root B-R-K, meaning "knee", and verbally "to prostrate oneself", 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 Lebanese-Colombian) is Mebarak.

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

Given name[]

Mubarak Awad (b. 1943), Palestinian-American psychologist
Mubarak Begum (1936-2016), Indian film singer
Mubarak Ali Gilani (21st century), Pakistani Sufi
Mubarak Khan (died 1321), regent of Khilji Dynasty
Mubarak Al-Sabah (1837–1915), ruler of Kuwait
Mubarak Hassan Shami (born 1980), Kenyan-born Qatari long-distance runner
Mubarak Shah (circa 1252–1266), Chagatai Khan
(born 1989), Prince of Kuwait
(born 1999), Nigeria
Mubarak Wakaso (b. 1990), Ghanaian footballer

This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
If an led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.

Surname[]

Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak (born 1968), prime minister of Yemen
Alaa Mubarak (b. 1960), Egyptian businessman
Ali Pasha Mubarak (1823–1893), Egyptian public works and education minister
Gamal Mubarak (born 1963), Egyptian politician
Hosni Mubarak (1928-2020), the former president of Egypt
Jehan Mubarak (born 1981), American-born Sri Lankan cricketer
Suzanne Mubarak (born 1941), former first lady of Egypt
Saba Mubarak (born 1976), Jordanian actress and producer
Shakira Mebarak, known as Shakira (b. 1977), Colombian pop-star of Lebanese origin
Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, Ghanaian Member of Parliament (April 2005-)

This page lists people with the surname Mubarak.
If an intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

References[]

^ Murtonen, Aimo (1986). "The List of Roots". In Hospers, J. H. (ed.). Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting: A Comparative Survey of Non-Masoretic Hebrew Dialects and Traditions. One. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 121. ISBN 9789004088993. OCLC 642924284. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[murtonen-1] Murtonen, Aimo (1986). "The List of Roots". In Hospers, J. H. (ed.). Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting: A Comparative Survey of Non-Masoretic Hebrew Dialects and Traditions. One. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 121. ISBN 9789004088993. OCLC 642924284. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[1]

Mubarak (name)

Contents

Given name[]

Surname[]

See also[]

References[]