hulandi
DutchThe word, broken down.
هولَنْدِيّ 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 'w' — or a long 'u' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
A plain 'd'. A small hook with no dots.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 10 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,→و
- 03G→ل
- 04Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 05K→ن
- 06Shift+X→ـْ
- 07]→د
- 08Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 09D→ي
- 10Shift+`→ـّshadda