Tariq

Tariq (Arabic: طارق) is an Arabic word and given name.

Tariq
Pronunciation[tˤaːriq]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Language(s)Arabic
MeaningKnocker, Visitor, Morning Star
Other names
Variant form(s)Tarık (Turkish),[1] Tarek, Tarik, Tareq, Tariq
Pet form(s)Tarrook

Etymology

The word is derived from the Arabic verb طرق, (ṭaraqa), meaning "the morning star", and into the agentive form طارق, (ṭāriq), meaning "the morning star".

It became popular as a name after Tariq ibn-Ziyad, a military Berber leader who conquered Iberia (Spain and Portugal) in 711 AD.

Literature

Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night[2] (a visitor "strikes" the house door). Due to the heat of travel in the Arabian Peninsula, visitors would generally arrive at night.

The use of the word appears in several places including the Quran,[3] where ṭāriq is used to refer to the brilliant star at night, because it comes out visiting at night, and it is the common understanding of the word nowadays due to the Qur'an.

It can also be found in many poems. For example, from the famous poets Imru' al-Qais and Jarir ibn Atiyah.[4]

Given name

Tarek

Tarick, Tarık, Tarik

Tareq, Tariq

Surname

In fiction

  • Tariq, a character played by Kaysar Miah in the British web series Corner Shop Show.
  • Tarik the Ax Battler, one of the main characters of the Golden Axe video game franchise.
  • Tariq, an elder of the Bedullin tribe in The Ranger's Apprentice Book 7.

Places

  • Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Aṭtāriq (جبل طارق), meaning "Mountain of Tariq".

References

  1. "tarık". turkish language society.
  2. Lisaan Al Arab Dictionary "(لسان العرب)". طَرَق القومَ يَطْرُقُهم طَرْقاً وطُروقاً: جاءَهم ليلاً، فهو طارِقٌ.
  3. "Quran 86:1-3".
  4. "الكتب - أضواء البيان - سورة الطارق- الجزء رقم8". library.islamweb.net.
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