a7ianan
sometimesThe word, broken down.
أَحْياناً reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A glottal stop carried on an alif.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A breathy h from deep in the throat — heavier than an English 'h'.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
Adds an '-an' ending — two slanted strokes above.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 9 key presses. Diacritics sit on the Shift keys. The on-screen keyboard on this site highlights each key as you go.
Practice typing this word →- 01Shift+H→أ
- 02Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 03P→ح
- 04Shift+X→ـْ
- 05D→ي
- 06H→ا
- 07K→ن
- 08H→ا
- 09Shift+W→ـًtanwīn fatḥ