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Baraka

Baraka proper noun: a surname from Arabic.

Proper noun

Baraka

  1. A surname from Arabic.
    • Newark Mayor Ras Baraka "committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings" to leave Delaney Hall, a facility being run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to acting US attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.2025 May 9, Max Matza, “New Jersey mayor arrested in protest at migrant centre”, in BBC, archived from the original on 15 May 2025

Origin of Baraka

Borrowed from Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka, “blessing”).

Questions about Baraka

What does Baraka mean?
Baraka means a surname from Arabic.
What part of speech is Baraka?
Baraka is a proper noun.

Words near Baraka in the dictionary

  1. Barajases
  2. barajillo
  3. Barak
  4. Barak Valley
  5. Barak Valley Division
  6. Baraka
  7. barakah
  8. Barakaldo
  9. Barakat
  10. Barakat syndrome
  11. Barakat-Perenthaler syndrome

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