assala arriadi
the gymThe word, broken down.
الْصّالة الْرِّياضِيّة 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.
An emphatic 's' — pronounced with a fuller, deeper mouth.
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 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
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 short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
An emphatic 'd'. Arabic is called 'the language of the ḍād'.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 22 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
- 04W→ص
- 05Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 06H→ا
- 07G→ل
- 08M→ة
- 09Space→
- 10H→ا
- 11G→ل
- 12Shift+X→ـْ
- 13V→ر
- 14Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 15Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 16D→ي
- 17H→ا
- 18Q→ض
- 19Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 20D→ي
- 21Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 22M→ة