hadha al7alib
this milkThe word, broken down.
هٰذا الْحَليب 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 short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A plain 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.
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
- 09Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 10G→ل
- 11D→ي
- 12F→ب