ghurfa alqitta
the cat's roomThe word, broken down.
غُرْفة اَلْقِطّة reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A gargled 'r', like the French 'r'. Like ʿayn, with a dot above.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
A plain 'f'. One dot above a small loop.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
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 deep 'k', made far back in the throat.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
An emphatic 't' — heavier and deeper than a plain 't'.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 16 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 →- 01Y→غ
- 02Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 03V→ر
- 04Shift+X→ـْ
- 05T→ف
- 06M→ة
- 07Space→
- 08H→ا
- 09Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 10G→ل
- 11Shift+X→ـْ
- 12R→ق
- 13Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 14'→ط
- 15Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 16M→ة