arrutuba
the humidity, moisture, humidityThe word, broken down.
اَلْرُّطوبة 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 rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
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 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 11 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
- 05V→ر
- 06Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 07Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 08'→ط
- 09,→و
- 10F→ب
- 11M→ة