al7amdu lilh
praise be to GodThe word, broken down.
اَلْحَمْدُ لِله 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 short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A breathy h from deep in the throat — heavier than an English 'h'.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
A plain 'd'. A small hook with no dots.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A soft 'h', as in the English word 'hat'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 15 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
- 02Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 03G→ل
- 04Shift+X→ـْ
- 05P→ح
- 06Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 07L→م
- 08Shift+X→ـْ
- 09]→د
- 10Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 11Space→
- 12G→ل
- 13Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 14G→ل
- 15I→ه