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The word
ابْنَك

abnak

your son
Arabicابْنَك
Arabiziabnak
Translationyour son
TypeMasculine noun
Audio
Native speaker, MSA
Letter by letter

The word, broken down.

ابْنَك reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.

01
Letter
ا
alif
ā

A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.

Type:H
02
Letter
ب
bāʾ
b

A plain 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.

Type:F
03
Letter
ن
nūn
n

A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.

Type:K
04
Diacritic
ـَ
fatḥa
a

A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.

Type:Shift+Q
05
Letter
ك
kāf
k

A plain 'k'.

Type:;
← First letter shown leftmost; the actual word is read right-to-left in script.
How to type it

The keystrokes, in order.

On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 6 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 →
Sequence
  1. 01Hا
  2. 02Fب
  3. 03Shift+Xـْ
  4. 04Kن
  5. 05Shift+Qـَfatḥa
  6. 06;ك
Composedابْنَك
ابْنَك
Practice

Type ابْنَك until your fingers know it.

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