Tariq
Tariq |
Pronunciation |
[tˤaːˈrɪq] |
Gender |
Male |
Origin |
Language(s) |
Arabic |
Tariq (also transliterated as Taariq, Tarek, Tareq, Taric, Tarick, Tarik, or Tarık, Arabic: طارق, Ṭāriq) is an Arabic male given name, common in the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.
Etymology
The name is related to the Arabic verb (Arabic: طرق, ṭaraqa) meaning "Nocturnal visitor" or "Brightest Star." [1]
It means to knock or hammer; and thus the name has the meaning "the knocking one" or "the one who knocks" or "the one who uses a hammer." [2]
The second meaning is the meaning from the Qur'an, where ṭāriq is the name of the morning star, which is described as the shining star which leads the way: Nightcomer or Star of piercing brightness (At-Tariq, verse 3).
More recent discoveries about pulsar stars have prompted some scholars to associate those Neutronic stars with ṭāriq, where knocking equates pulsing
Named after Tariq ibn-Ziyad a military leader who conquered Spain for the Moors. [3]
Given name
- Lord Tariq, rap artist who had collaborations with Peter Gunz
- Tarééc, German singer of Lebanese-Palestinian origin (real name Tarek Hussein)
- Tareq Abboushi, Palestinian-American musician and composer
- Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French NBA basketball player formerly known as Olivier Saint-Jean
- Tarek Al Ali (born 1986), Lebanese footballer
- Tariq Ali, a British-Pakistani writer and film-maker
- Tarek Hadj Adlane (born 1965), Algerian football player
- Tarık Akan, Turkish film actor
- Tarık Akıltopu, Turkish architect
- Tarek Amer (born 1989), Egyptian football player
- Tariq Anwar (politician), an Indian politician
- Tariq Anwar (film editor), a film editor
- Tariq Aziz, former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein
- Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada (born 1976), Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
- Tarek Boukensa (born 1981), Algerian runner
- Tarek Coury, British economist
- Tarik Cerić, a Bosnian footballer, plays as a defender for NK Rijeka
- Tarık Daşgün, Turkish footballer
- Tarek Dergoul (born 1977), British extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
- Tarek Elrich (born 1987), Australian football player
- Tarek Elsetouhi, Egyptian bodybuilder
- Tarik Elyounoussi (born 1988), Norwegian football player
- Tarik Ergin, actor who played the part of Lieutenant Ayala in Star Trek: Voyager
- Tarek Al Eryan (born 1963), Palestinian-American film director
- Tarek Fatah (born 1949), Canadian political activist
- Tarik Filipović, actor from Bosnia and Herzegovina who works in Croatia
- Tarik Glenn, American football offensive tackle playing for the Indianapolis Colts
- Tariq Hanna, famous pastry chef featured on Food Network
- Tarek Ali Hassan (born 1937), Egyptian writer
- Tarek Heggy (born 1950), Egyptian writer
- Tarek Jabban (born 1975), Syrian football player
- Tariq Jakobsen, Danish graphic design personality
- Tarek Kamel, Egyptian politician
- Tarek bin Laden (born 1947), Saudi Arabian businessperson
- Tarek Lazizi (born 1971), Algerian football player
- Tarek Madkour (born 1967), Egyptian engineer
- Tarek Mostafa (born 1971), Egyptian football player
- Tarik Okanović, footballer, plays for FK Sloboda Tuzla
- Tarik O'Regan, British composer living in New York City, USA
- Tariq Ramadan, Swiss academic and Islamic theologian
- Tarick Salmaci, boxer who featured on the TV show The Contender
- Tareq Al-Suwaidan, Kuwaiti intellectual, entrepreneur, Islamic scholar and reformer
- Tarek Saab, Lebanese-Venezuelan politician
- Tarek Shahin (born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist
- Tarek Shawki (born 1957), Egyptian engineer
- Tarek El-Said (born 1978), Egyptian football player
- Tarec Saffiedine, Belgian martial artist
- Tarik Samarah, Bosnian photographer who works in artistic and documentary photography
- Tarik Sektioui, Moroccan footballer
- Tarek El-Telmissany (born 1950), Egyptian cinematographer
- Tarek Thabet (born 1971), Tunisian football player
- Tariq Trotter, lead artist from the rap group The Roots
- Tarek Al-Wazir (born 1971), German politician
- Tarek Wegner, American musician and member of Night Beats
- Tarek Yehia (born 1961), Egyptian football player
- Tariq ibn-Ziyad, one of the Berber conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula in 711
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