مبروك المولود
mabrouk al-mawloud
To say congrats on baby in Arabic, use مبروك المولود (mabrouk al-mawloud), which congratulates someone on the birth of a new child.
مبروك المولود is used specifically for the birth of a child, rather than as a general congratulations for an achievement.
What does it mean word for word?
مبروك means blessed or congratulations and المولود means the newborn, so the phrase literally means blessed is the newborn.
Which one should you use?
Mabrook 'ala al-mawlud means congratulations on the newborn and is a more formal wording. Mabrook 'ala al-mawlud al-thakar is used for a baby boy.
How does it change in a sentence?
If the newborn is a girl, the second word takes a feminine t ending and becomes مبروك المولودة.
Did you know?
- In certain traditional contexts, the phrase مبروك المولود is accompanied by the 'Aqiqa' ritual, which involves shaving the baby's hair and donating silver based on the hair's weight.
- While مبروك is widely used for congratulations, some purists argue it stems from a root meaning 'to rub' or 'to graze' and suggest using مبارك instead for a more linguistically precise way to say 'blessed'.
- The response to this phrase is not usually 'thank you', but rather a phrase that returns the blessing to the speaker, such as 'may you see its goodness'.
Examples in context
- مبروك المولود الجديد!mabrouk al-mawloud al-jadeed!Congrats on the new baby!
- ألف مبروك المولود، يتربى في عزكم.alf mabrouk al-mawloud, yatarabba fi 'izzakum.A thousand congratulations on the baby, may he be raised in your care.
- مبروك المولود، حمد لله على سلامة الأم.mabrouk al-mawloud, hamdillah 'ala salamat al-umm.Congrats on the baby, thank God the mother is safe.
Example conversation
Ziad visits Layla at her home to see her new baby.
- زياد Ziadأهلاً ليلى، مبروك المولود!ahlan Layla, mabrouk al-mawloud!Hello Layla, congrats on the baby!
- ليلى Laylaالله يبارك فيك يا زياد.Allah yibarik feek ya Ziad.God bless you, Ziad.
- زياد Ziadكيف حالك وكيف حال الصغير؟kayf halik wa kayf hal al-sagheer?How are you and how is the little one?
- ليلى Laylaنحن بخير، شكراً لك.nahnu bikhair, shukran lak.We are fine, thank you.
