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مَرْكَزِيّ
central /mar.kaˈzijj/
adjectiveB1#1853 most common
Also: main, core, pivotal
Example sentences
هَذَا هُوَ الْبَنْكُ الْمَرْكَزِيُّ.
This is the central bank.
تَقَعُ الْحَدِيقَةُ فِي مَكَانٍ مَرْكَزِيٍّ.
The park is in a central location.
تَلْعَبُ الْحُكُومَةُ دَوْرًا مَرْكَزِيًّا فِي الِاقْتِصَادِ.
The government plays a central role in the economy.
يَعْتَمِدُ النِّظَامُ عَلَى قَاعِدَةِ بَيَانَاتٍ مَرْكَزِيَّةٍ.
The system relies on a central database.
أَدَّى التَّخْطِيطُ الْمَرْكَزِيُّ إِلَى ضَعْفِ الْكَفَاءَةِ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْقِطَاعَاتِ.
Central planning led to weak efficiency in many sectors.
يَرَى النُّقَّادُ أَنَّ السُّلْطَةَ الْمَرْكَزِيَّةَ الْمُفْرِطَةَ تُقَوِّضُ اسْتِقْلَالَ الْمُؤَسَّسَاتِ الْمَحَلِّيَّةِ.
Critics argue that excessive central authority undermines the independence of local institutions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَرْكَزِيٌّ | مَرْكَزِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | مَرْكَزِيٍّ | مَرْكَزِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | مَرْكَزِيًّا | مَرْكَزِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَرْكَزِيُّ | يَا مَرْكَزِيُّونَ |
Word family
مَرْكَزcenter
مَرْكَزِيّةcentralism, centrality
لَامَرْكَزِيّةdecentralization
رَكَّزَto concentrate, focus
تَرْكِيزconcentration, focusEtymology
The word comes from the Semitic root r-k-z, which means to fix firmly or plant in the ground. From it Arabic forms مَرْكَز (markaz), the place where something is fixed, hence a center. The relational suffix -iyy turns that noun into the adjective مَرْكَزِيّ, meaning of or belonging to the center.
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