hadhihi albinai
this buildingThe word, broken down.
هٰذِهِ الْبِناية 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 short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A soft 'h', as in the English word 'hat'.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
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 plain 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 15 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
- 03Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 04I→ه
- 05Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 06Space→
- 07H→ا
- 08G→ل
- 09Shift+X→ـْ
- 10F→ب
- 11Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 12K→ن
- 13H→ا
- 14D→ي
- 15M→ة