attabi3a
the nature, natureThe word, broken down.
الْطَّبيعة 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 't' — heavier and deeper than a plain 't'.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
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 — 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
- 02G→ل
- 03Shift+X→ـْ
- 04'→ط
- 05Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 06Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 07F→ب
- 08D→ي
- 09U→ع
- 10M→ة