assudan
SudanThe word, broken down.
اَلْسّودان 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 'w' — or a long 'u' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A plain 'd'. A small hook with no dots.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 10 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
- 07,→و
- 08]→د
- 09H→ا
- 10K→ن