alh yusallimak
thank youThe word, broken down.
اَلله يُسَلِّمَك 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 plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A soft 'h', as in the English word 'hat'.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A plain 's'. Three small teeth in a row.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'k'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 16 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
- 04G→ل
- 05I→ه
- 06Space→
- 07D→ي
- 08Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 09S→س
- 10Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 11G→ل
- 12Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 13Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 14L→م
- 15Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 16;→ك