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The word
فيلْم

film

movie, a movie
Arabicفيلْم
Arabizifilm
Translationmovie, a movie
TypeMasculine
CategoryHobbies
Audio
Native speaker, MSA
Letter by letter

The word, broken down.

فيلْم 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
03
Letter
ل
lām
l

A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.

Type:G
04
Letter
م
mīm
m

A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.

Type:L
← 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 — 5 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
  3. 03Gل
  4. 04Shift+Xـْ
  5. 05Lم
Composedفيلْم
فيلْم
Practice

Type فيلْم until your fingers know it.

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