Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) origin
Source-reportedInherited from Aramaic בְּרִיכָא (bərīḵā); past participle of Aramaic [Term?] in the archaic meaning of “to bless”. Related to Arabic مُبَارِك (mubārik) and Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (barúkh).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ܒܪܝܟܐCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

