in sha'a alh
God willingThe word, broken down.
إِنْ شاءَ الله reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A glottal stop carried under an alif, with a short 'i'.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
The 'sh' in 'ship'. Three teeth with three dots above.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A glottal stop — the catch in the middle of 'uh-oh'.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above 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 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A soft 'h', as in the English word 'hat'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 14 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 →- 01Shift+Y→إ
- 02Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 03K→ن
- 04Shift+X→ـْ
- 05Space→
- 06A→ش
- 07H→ا
- 08X→ء
- 09Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 10Space→
- 11H→ا
- 12G→ل
- 13G→ل
- 14I→ه