assa3a aththamina
eight o'clockThe word, broken down.
الْسّاعة الْثّامِنة 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 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.
The 'th' in 'think'. Three dots above the body.
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 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 19 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
- 02G→ل
- 03Shift+X→ـْ
- 04S→س
- 05Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 06H→ا
- 07U→ع
- 08M→ة
- 09Space→
- 10H→ا
- 11G→ل
- 12Shift+X→ـْ
- 13E→ث
- 14Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 15H→ا
- 16L→م
- 17Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 18K→ن
- 19M→ة