al3asima
the capital, capitalThe word, broken down.
الْعاصِمة reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A voiced sound from deep in the throat. Arabizi writes it '3'.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
An emphatic 's' — pronounced with a fuller, deeper mouth.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
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 →- 01H→ا
- 02G→ل
- 03Shift+X→ـْ
- 04U→ع
- 05H→ا
- 06W→ص
- 07Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 08L→م
- 09M→ة