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بُرَاق
Burak
boo-RAHK
“Lightning; the Burāq.”
About Burak
Burak is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "lightning; the burāq" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish form of Arabic 'Buraq' — the steed that, in Islamic tradition, carried the Prophet ﷺ during the Isra wal-Mi'raj.
Very common modern Turkish masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Burak's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Burak
- What does the name Burak mean?
- Burak (بُرَاق) means "Lightning; the Burāq". Turkish form of Arabic 'Buraq' — the steed that, in Islamic tradition, carried the Prophet ﷺ during the Isra wal-Mi'raj.
- Is Burak a name from the Qur'an?
- Burak does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Burak a boy or a girl name?
- Burak is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Burak come from?
- Burak is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters B-R-Q. Very common modern Turkish masculine name.
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