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vt 1 bariki. God ~ you! Mungu akubariki. 2 takia heri. 3 tukuza. 4 ~ oneself with sign of the cross fanya ishara ya msalaba. 5 be ~ed with wa na baraka. 6 (colloq) kuonyesha mshangao eg. ~ me! ~ my soul Mungu wangu!, Mtume! blessed adj takatifu, -enye heri, -enye baraka, -liobarikiwa. the B ~ed Virgin Bikira Maria. ~ness n hali ya kubarikiwa, uanaheri. blessing n 1 baraka, mbaraka. 2 radhi, chochote kiletacho furaha, usitawi n.k. a ~ing in disguise bahati njema isiyotazamiwa. what a ~ing bahati gani hii! 3 dua la kumwomba Mungu alete heri, abariki mtu/ kitu. 4 (pl) blessings n idhini, ruhusa.