Tariq

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Tariq

/tæɹɪk/

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Borrowed from Arabic طَارِق (ṭāriq, “messenger, nocturnal visitor, or morning star”), from طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa, “to knock, to rap”).

proper noun

The 86th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
A male given name from Arabic.

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Closest in meaning: gibraltar, tarak, saad, ta-ha, qaaf, most high, inevitable, iron, quraysh, smoke, muhammad, detailed, proof, night, joseph, charity

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name 86th sura of the Qur'an

العربية	سورة الطارق

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@misc{tariq_2026,
  title = {Tariq},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tariq},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}