tarkiz تركيز

Moroccan Darija · noun

“tarkiz” (تركيز) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning concentration, focus.

Meanings

1. concentration, focus

Usage

Terkiz refers to the ability to focus one's attention on a task. It appears in expressions like 3ndi / ma 3ndich terkiz (I can / can't concentrate) or ḍe3f f terkiz (lack of concentration). The associated verb is rekkez, "to concentrate": rekkez m3aya (focus, listen carefully to me). The word comes from standard Arabic and belongs to a neutral register. It is often used about studying, sports, or driving.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tarkiz” but also “terkiz”, “trkiz”, “tarkize” and “terkize”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “tarkiz” on the Arabic keyboard