assa3a al7adi 3ashra
eleven o'clockThe word, broken down.
اَلْسّاعة الْحادْية عَشْرة 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 's'. Three small teeth in a row.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A voiced sound from deep in the throat. Arabizi writes it '3'.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A breathy h from deep in the throat — heavier than an English 'h'.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'd'. A small hook with no dots.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
A voiced sound from deep in the throat. Arabizi writes it '3'.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
The 'sh' in 'ship'. Three teeth with three dots above.
A rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 26 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
- 05S→س
- 06Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 07H→ا
- 08U→ع
- 09M→ة
- 10Space→
- 11H→ا
- 12G→ل
- 13Shift+X→ـْ
- 14P→ح
- 15H→ا
- 16]→د
- 17Shift+X→ـْ
- 18D→ي
- 19M→ة
- 20Space→
- 21U→ع
- 22Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 23A→ش
- 24Shift+X→ـْ
- 25V→ر
- 26M→ة