aliskandari
AlexandriaThe word, broken down.
اَلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيّة 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 glottal stop carried under an alif, with a short 'i'.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A plain 's'. Three small teeth in a row.
A plain 'k'.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
A plain 'd'. A small hook with no dots.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 19 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
- 05Shift+Y→إ
- 06Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 07S→س
- 08Shift+X→ـْ
- 09;→ك
- 10Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 11K→ن
- 12Shift+X→ـْ
- 13]→د
- 14Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 15V→ر
- 16Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 17D→ي
- 18Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 19M→ة