Tariq (Arabic: طارق) is an Arabic word and given name. Etymology. The word is derived from the Arabic verb طرق, (ṭaraqa), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive conjugated doer form طارق, (ṭāriq), 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. In literature and placenames. Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night (a visitor "strikes" the house door). Due to the heat of travel in the Arabian Peninsula, visitors would generally arrive at night.
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