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رَكَّز
to focus, concentrate /rakˈka.za/
verbB1#1739 most common
Also: to concentrate (a substance), to fix firmly, install, to emphasize, lay stress on
Example sentences
رَكِّزْ جَيِّداً.
Focus well.
يَجِبُ أَنْ تُرَكِّزَ فِي الِامْتِحان.
You have to concentrate during the exam.
رَكَّزْتُ عَلى عَمَلي طَوالَ اليَوم.
I focused on my work all day.
لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُرَكِّزَ بِسَبَبِ الضَّجيج.
He could not concentrate because of the noise.
رَكَّزَ الباحِثُ جُهودَهُ على دِراسَةِ الظَّواهِرِ المُناخِيَّةِ المُعَقَّدَة.
The researcher concentrated his efforts on studying complex climate phenomena.
رَكَّزَ المُفاوِضونَ في خِطابِهِم على النِّقاطِ الخِلافِيَّةِ الَّتي ظَلَّتْ عالِقَةً لِعُقود.
In their address the negotiators concentrated on the contentious points that had remained unresolved for decades.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُرَكِّز | رَكَّزْتُ | سَأُرَكِّز |
| 2sg | تُرَكِّز | رَكَّزْتَ | سَتُرَكِّز |
| 3sg | يُرَكِّز | رَكَّزَ | سَيُرَكِّز |
| 1pl | نُرَكِّز | رَكَّزْنا | سَنُرَكِّز |
| 2pl | تُرَكِّزونَ | رَكَّزْتُم | سَتُرَكِّزونَ |
| 3pl | يُرَكِّزونَ | رَكَّزوا | سَيُرَكِّزونَ |
Word family
تَرْكيزconcentration, focus
مُرَكَّزconcentrated
رَكيزةpillar, support, base
مَرْكَزcenterاِرْتَكَزَto rest on, be based on
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ر-ك-ز (r-k-z), whose base sense is to fix or plant something firmly in the ground. The Form I verb رَكَزَ means to drive a stake into the earth. The Form II رَكَّز doubles the middle radical to add a causative and intensive force, shifting the meaning to fixing the mind or effort on one point, that is, to concentrate or focus.
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