fi attabiq aththani
the second floorThe word, broken down.
في الْطّابِق اَلْثّاني reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A plain 'f'. One dot above a small loop.
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.
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 long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A deep 'k', made far back in the throat.
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.
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 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
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 →- 01T→ف
- 02D→ي
- 03Space→
- 04H→ا
- 05G→ل
- 06Shift+X→ـْ
- 07'→ط
- 08Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 09H→ا
- 10F→ب
- 11Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 12R→ق
- 13Space→
- 14H→ا
- 15Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 16G→ل
- 17Shift+X→ـْ
- 18E→ث
- 19Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 20H→ا
- 21K→ن
- 22D→ي