Tariq

"Tareq" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Tareq, Iran.
For other uses, see Tariq (disambiguation).
Tariq
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

Tarick, Tarık, Tarik

Tareq, Tariq

Surname

Places

References

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