Tariq
Tariq | |
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Pronunciation | [tˤaːˈrɪq] |
Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Meaning | The Nightcomer, The Night-Star, That Which Comes in the Night, The Knocker |
Other names | |
Short form(s) | Tarik |
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Tariq (also transliterated as Tarik, Tarek, Tareq, Tarec, Tarique, or Tarık, or Tirik" Arabic: طارق, Ṭāriq) is an Arabic male given name, common in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Europe.
Etymology
The word is derived from the Arabic verb (Arabic: طرق, ṭariq) meaning to strike, and into the doer form (Arabic: طارق, ṭaarik) meaning striker.
It started to get used as a name after Tariq ibn-Ziyad, a military leader who conquered Spain for the Moors.
Literature
In Arabic literature, the use of the word appears in several places including most-notably the Qur'an, where ṭāriq referred to the brilliant stars at night in (At-Tariq, verse 1).[1] Stars can be eloquently referred to as Tariq because it comes out at night,[2] and it is the common understanding of the word nowadays due to the Qur'an.
We can also find it in many poems. For example, from the famous poets Imru' al-Qais and Jarir ibn Atiyah.[3]
Given name
Tarek
- Tarec Saffiedine, Belgian martial artist
- Tarééc, German singer of Lebanese-Palestinian origin (real name Tarek Hussein)
- Tarek Al Ali (born 1986), Lebanese footballer
- Tarek Al Eryan (born 1963), Palestinian-American film director
- Tarek Al-Wazir (born 1971), German politician
- Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada (born 1976), Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
- Tarek Ali Hassan (born 1937), Egyptian writer
- Tarek Amer (born 1989), Egyptian football player
- Tarek bin Laden (born 1947), Saudi Arabian businessperson
- Tarek Boukensa (born 1981), Algerian runner
- Tarek Dergoul (born 1977), British extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
- Tarek El-Said (born 1978), Egyptian football player
- Tarek El-Telmissany (born 1950), Egyptian cinematographer
- Tarek Elrich (born 1987), Australian football player
- Tarek Elsetouhi, Egyptian bodybuilder
- Tarek Fatah (born 1949), Canadian political activist
- Tarek Hadj Adlane (born 1965), Algerian football player
- Tarek Heggy (born 1950), Egyptian writer
- Tarek Jabban (born 1975), Syrian football player
- Tarek Kamel, Egyptian politician
- Tarek Lazizi (born 1971), Algerian football player
- Tarek Madkour (born 1967), Egyptian engineer
- Tarek Mostafa (born 1971), Egyptian football player
- Tarek Saab, Lebanese-Venezuelan politician
- Tarek Shahin (born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist
- Tarek Shawki (born 1957), Egyptian engineer
- Tarek Thabet (born 1971), Tunisian football player
- Tarek Wegner, American musician and member of Night Beats
- Tarek Yehia (born 1961), Egyptian football player
- Tarek El Moussa (born 1982), American TV host
Tarick, Tarık, Tarik
- Tarik Dawson , member of the rap group Da Youngstas
- Tarick Salmaci, boxer who featured on the TV show The Contender
- Tarık Akan, Turkish film actor
- Tarık Akıltopu, Turkish architect
- Tarik Black, NBA player
- Tarik Cerić, Bosnian footballer
- Tarık Daşgün, Turkish footballer
- Tarik Elyounoussi (born 1988), Norwegian football player
- Tarik Ergin, actor who played the part of Lieutenant Ayala in Star Trek: Voyager
- Tarik Filipović, Bosnian actor
- Tarik Glenn, American football offensive tackle playing for the Indianapolis Colts
- Tarık Göçmen (born 1975), Turkish ice hockey coach
- Tarik "Rvssian" Johnston, Jamaican music producer
- Tarik O'Regan, British composer living in New York City, USA
- Tarik Samarah, Bosnian photographer who works in artistic and documentary photography
- Tarik Sektioui, Moroccan footballer
Tareq, Tariq
- Lord Tariq, rap artist who had collaborations with Peter Gunz
- Tareq Abboushi, Palestinian-American musician and composer
- Tareq Al-Suwaidan, Kuwaiti intellectual, entrepreneur, Islamic scholar and reformer
- Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French NBA basketball player formerly known as Olivier Saint-Jean
- Tariq Ali, a British-Pakistani writer and film-maker
- Tariq Anwar (film editor), a film editor
- Tariq Anwar (politician), an Indian politician
- Tariq Aziz, former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein
- Tariq Hanna, famous pastry chef featured on Food Network
- Tariq Hussain (musician), Canadian musician
- Tariq Jakobsen, Danish graphic design personality
- Tariq Jameel, Pakistani Islamic scholar with Tablighi Jamaat
- Tariq Ramadan, Swiss academic and Islamic theologian
- Tariq Sims, Australian NRL player
- Tariq Trotter, lead artist from the rap group The Roots
- Tariq ibn-Ziyad, one of the Berber conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula in 711
Surname
- Kashmala Tariq, Pakistani politician
- Shahbaz Tariq, Norwegian politician
Places
- Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal ṬTāriq (جبل طارق), meaning "Mountain of Tariq".