almu3allim
the teacherThe word, broken down.
اَلْمُعَلِّم 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 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A voiced sound from deep in the throat. Arabizi writes it '3'.
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.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 12 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
- 05L→م
- 06Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 07U→ع
- 08Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 09G→ل
- 10Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 11Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 12L→م