hadha al7a'it
this wallThe word, broken down.
هٰذا الْحائِط reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A soft 'h', as in the English word 'hat'.
A miniature alif standing in for a long 'a'.
The 'th' in 'this'. Like dāl, with one dot above.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
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.
A breathy h from deep in the throat — heavier than an English 'h'.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A glottal stop carried on a dotless yāʾ.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
An emphatic 't' — heavier and deeper than a plain 't'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 12 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 →- 01I→ه
- 02`→ذ
- 03H→ا
- 04Space→
- 05H→ا
- 06G→ل
- 07Shift+X→ـْ
- 08P→ح
- 09H→ا
- 10Z→ئ
- 11Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 12'→ط