assa3a arrabi3a
four o'clockThe word, broken down.
اَلْسّاعة الْرّابِعة 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 rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
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 plain 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A voiced sound from deep in the throat. Arabizi writes it '3'.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 20 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
- 14V→ر
- 15Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 16H→ا
- 17F→ب
- 18Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 19U→ع
- 20M→ة