Tariq

Also known as Tariq (first name), Tariq (given name)

Tariq () is an Arabic word and given name.

Key facts

Given name2.name: Tariq
Given name2.gender: Male
Given name2.language: Arabic
Given name2.languageorigin: Arabic
Given name2.variant: Tarık (Turkish), Tarek, Tarik, Tareq, Tariq
Given name2.meaning: Striker, Knocker, Visitor, bright star, morning star
Given name2.petname: Tarrook

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: male given name
Based on: Tarek

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Cologne phonetics: 274
Caverphone: TRK111
Commons category: Tariq (given name)
language of work or name: Arabic
native label: तारिक
writing system: Brahmic scripts
Soundex: T620

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
In literature and placenames
Usage
Given name
Tarek
Tarick, Tarık, Tarik
Tareq, Tariq
Tarique, Tareque
Tarec
Fictional characters
See also
References

Tariq () is an Arabic word and given name.

==Etymology== The word is derived from the Arabic verb , ('), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive conjugated doer form , ('), 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. It is also the name of a Quranic chapter.

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