Tariq: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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طارق
طَارِق
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Tariq (طارق, Arabic طَارِق) means “night visitor; the morning star”. It comes from the Arabic root ط ر ق. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ط ر ق.
- Meaning
- night visitor; the morning star
- معنی
- رات کو آنے والا، صبح کا ستارہ
Where it comes from
Active participle of ṭaraqa, to come by night. Aṭ-Ṭāriq (86:1) is explained in the Quran as the piercing star.
- Say it
- taa-riqAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ط ر ق
- Other spellings
- Tarik · Taariq
- Known bearer
- Tariq ibn Ziyad, commander in the conquest of Spain
- Themes
- Light