Ṭāriq
طَارِق
Say it TAA-riq
The night star
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Tariq, Tarik, Tarek, Tareq
Meaning & source
The night-visitor; the bright star that appears by night.
In the Qurʾān this word only appears with the article (86:1, 86:2); the bare form is copied from Lisān al-ʿArab.
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وَما أَدْراكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 1, p. 240 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)