Tariq

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

Tariq
Pronunciation[tˤaːriq]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Language(s)Arabic
MeaningStriker, Knocker, Visitor, bright star, 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 "to strike",[2] and into the agentive conjugated doer form طارق‎, (ṭāriq), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Muslim military leader who conquered Iberia in the Battle of Guadalete in 711 AD.

In literature and placenames

Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night[3] (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,[4] where ṭāriq is used to refer to the brilliant star at night, because it comes out visiting at night, and this 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.[5]

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

Given name

Tarek

  • Tarek Zeidan (born 1979), Lebanese Architect and academic
  • Tarek El 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 footballer
  • Tarek bin Laden (born 1947), Saudi Arabian businessperson
  • Tarek Boukensa (born 1981), Algerian runner
  • Tarek Boudali (born 1979), Moroccan French actor and director
  • Tarek Dergoul (born 1977), British extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
  • Tarek El-Said (born 1978), Egyptian footballer
  • Tarek El-Telmissany (born 1950), Egyptian cinematographer
  • Tarek Elrich (born 1987), Australian soccer player
  • Tarek Elsetouhi, Egyptian bodybuilder
  • Tarek Fatah (born 1949), Canadian political activist
  • Tarek Hadj Adlane (born 1965), Algerian footballer
  • Tarek Heggy (born 1950), Egyptian writer
  • Tarek Jabban (born 1975), Syrian footballer
  • Tarek Kamel, Egyptian politician
  • Tarek Lazizi (born 1971), Algerian footballer
  • Tarek Mostafa (born 1971), Egyptian footballer
  • Tarek Saab, Lebanese-Venezuelan politician
  • Tarek Shahin (born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist
  • Tarek Shawki (born 1957), Egyptian engineer
  • Tarek Thabet (born 1971), Tunisian footballer
  • Tarek Yehia (born 1961), Egyptian footballer
  • Tarek El Moussa (born 1982), American TV host

Tarick, Tarık, Tarik

Tareq, Tariq

  • Lord Tariq, American 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, British-Pakistani writer and film-maker
  • Tariq Anwar (film editor), Indian-born British-American film editor
  • Tariq Anwar (politician), Indian politician
  • Tariq Aziz, former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein
  • Tariq Carpenter (born 1998), American football player
  • Tariq Castro-Fields (born 1999), American football player
  • Tariq "Corn Kid", American child influencer whose 2022 interview with Recess Therapy was remixed into a song by the Gregory Brothers titled "It's Corn"
  • Tariq Devega, better known as ASAP Nast, American rapper, songwriter and model
  • Tariq Hanna, Nigerian-born American pastry chef featured on Food Network
  • Tariq Hussain (musician), Canadian musician
  • Tariq Jakobsen, Danish graphic design artist and illustrator
  • Tariq Lamptey (born 2000), English footballer
  • Tariq Jameel, Pakistani Islamic scholar with Tablighi Jamaat
  • Tariq Monteiro, better known as Suspect or Sus, British rapper
  • Tariq Nasheed, American internet personality
  • Tariq Kerr, British public sector manager
  • Tariq Ramadan, Swiss academic and Islamic theologian
  • Tariq Sims, Australian NRL player
  • Tariq Spezie, Spanish football player
  • Tariq Trotter, lead artist from the rap group The Roots
  • Tariq Woolen (born 1999), American football player
  • Tariq ibn-Ziyad, one of the Berber conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula in 711

Tarec

  • Tarééc, German singer of Lebanese-Palestinian origin (real name Tarek Hussein)
  • Tarec Saffiedine, Belgian martial artist

Surname

Fictional characters

See also

  • Tariq Aziz (disambiguation)
  • Tariq Khan (disambiguation)
  • Azam Tariq (disambiguation)

References

  1. ^ "tarık". turkish language society.
  2. ^ Lisaan Al Arab Dictionary"(لسان العرب)". أصل الطرق الضرب ومنه سميت مطرقة الصائغ والحداد لأنه يطرق بها أي يضرب بها.
  3. ^ Lisaan Al Arab Dictionary "(لسان العرب)". طَرَق القومَ يَطْرُقُهم طَرْقاً وطُروقاً: جاءَهم ليلاً، فهو طارِقٌ.
  4. ^ "Quran 86:1-3".
  5. ^ "الكتب - أضواء البيان - سورة الطارق- الجزء رقم8". library.islamweb.net.
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