alkhartum
KhartoumThe word, broken down.
اَلْخَرطوم 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.
The throaty 'kh' — like the 'ch' in Bach or the Scottish 'loch'.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
An emphatic 't' — heavier and deeper than a plain 't'.
A 'w' — or a long 'u' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 10 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
- 05O→خ
- 06Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 07V→ر
- 08'→ط
- 09,→و
- 10L→م