How to type sa7 (صح) in Arabic: the two hardest keys
sa7 means right, correct. It's one of the shortest words in Arabic and one of the hardest to type the first time, because both letters have a close twin that looks right and is wrong.
Key names are for the standard Arabic layout on Windows and Mac (Arabic 101 / Arabic PC), read off a QWERTY keyboard. Our free online Arabic keyboard shows the same layout on screen, and the phone setup guides cover iPhone and Android.
Key one: ص
- 1صS · sad, the heavy sOn a phone: top row, second from the rightW
Key two: ح
- 2ح7 · ha, the breathy oneOn a phone: top row, between خ and جP
The word in a sentence
| صح | sa7 | right! |
| صح؟ | sa7? | right?the ؟ is Shift+/ on a computer, on the symbols page on a phone |
| مش صح | mish sa7 | not right |
Questions people ask
What does sa7 mean?
Right, correct, true. As a question, sa7?, it means right? at the end of a sentence.
Why is the s in sa7 written with a capital S in Arabizi?
The capital marks ص, the heavy s, as opposed to س. Many people just write sa7 and let context sort it out.
How do I type the Arabic question mark؟
Shift+/ on the standard Arabic layout, and on the symbols page on a phone. It faces the other way from the Latin one.
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