Tariq

Tariq (Arabic: طارق‎) is an Arabic name. Tarık is Turkish equivalent of the name.[1]

Tariq
Pronunciation[tˤaːˈrɪq]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Language(s)Arabic
MeaningKnocker, Nomad, Morning Star, visitor in dreams
For other uses, see Tariq (disambiguation).

Etymology

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

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

Meaning

Ṭariq or Tareq is used in classical Arabic for the one who travels at night time—a night visitor or nomad—as the Bedouin Arabs normally found it that a traveler from long distances would usually arrive at night, avoiding the scorching heat.

It refers to someone who comes in the middle of the night and knocks on the door. The linguistic idea behind it is: the coming at night, and the calling to attention or surprise.

It also referred once to the morning star Venus, in which is now known as a planet.

Tareq also means a visitor in a dream.

Literature

In Arabic literature, the use of the word appears in several places including most-notably the Quran, where ṭāriq referred to the brilliant stars at night in (At-Tariq, verse 1).[2] Stars can be eloquently referred to as Tariqs because they come out at night,[3] 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.[4]

Given name

Tarek, Tarec, Tarééc

Tarick, Tarık, Tarik

Tareq, Tariq

Surname

In fiction

Places
  • Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Aṭtāriq (جبل طارق), meaning "Mountain of Tariq".
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gollark: Ah, but it won't necessarily slow down to its terminal velocity if it enters the atmosphere fast enough.

References
  1. "tarık". turkish language society.
  2. Quran 86:1-3
  3. Lisan Al Arab Dictionary. Retrieved from baheth.net
  4. "الكتب - أضواء البيان - سورة الطارق- الجزء رقم8". library.islamweb.net.
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