A Name Story by Houdhoud
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Tarık
TAH-ruhk
“Morning star (Turkish spelling).”
About Tarık
Tarık is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "morning star (turkish spelling)" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish spelling of Tariq. Surah 86 of the Qur'an is named At-Tariq.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Tarik, Tariq-tr
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Tarık's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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