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The word
في

fi

on, about, of, into, at, in, during
Arabicفي
Arabizifi
Translationon, about, of, into, at, in, during
TypePreposition
Audio
Native speaker, MSA
Letter by letter

The word, broken down.

في reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.

01
Letter
ف
fāʾ
f

A plain 'f'. One dot above a small loop.

Type:T
02
Letter
ي
yāʾ
y / ī

A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.

Type:D
← First letter shown leftmost; the actual word is read right-to-left in script.
How to type it

The keystrokes, in order.

On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 2 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 →
Sequence
  1. 01Tف
  2. 02Dي
Composedفي
في
Practice

Type في until your fingers know it.

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