baraka

¹

[ buh-rah-kuh ]

noun

, Islam.

1. a spiritual power believed to be possessed by certain persons, objects, tombs, etc.

Baraka

²

[ buh-rah-kuh ]

noun

1. I·ma·mu A·mi·ri [ih-, mah, -moo , uh, -, meer, -ee], Everett LeRoi Jones, 1934–2014, U.S. dramatist, poet, and political activist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baraka¹

< Arabic barakah; compare Hebrew bərākhāh blessing

Example Sentences

Other Hamas leaders charged include former leader Ismail Haniyeh; Marwan Issa, the deputy leader of the organisation's armed wing; Khaled Mashaal, who leads the group outside Gaza and the West Bank; along with Mohammed Deif and Ali Baraka.

From BBC

“Black Twitter” also looks at the Amiri Baraka essay “Technology & Ethos,” which explores how technology is imbued with the values of its creators.

From Los Angeles Times

In January, King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting looking at the water situation across the country where Water Minister Nizar Baraka said there had been an alarming 70% drop in rainfall between September 2023 and mid-January compared to the average.

From BBC

The Last Poets, which originally consisted of Mr. Kain, David Nelson and Abiodun Oyewole, were aligned with the Black Arts Movement — the cultural corollary to the broader Black Power movement of the 1960s and ’70s — of which the activist poet and playwright Amiri Baraka was a central figure.

From New York Times

Sanu Baraka, a former linebacker for Mount SAC, knew White was different from his peers after one play.

From Los Angeles Times