iskutlandi
ScottishThe word, broken down.
إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ 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 's'. Three small teeth in a row.
A plain 'k'.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A plain 't'. The same body as bāʾ, but with two dots above.
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 — 16 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
- 03S→س
- 04Shift+X→ـْ
- 05;→ك
- 06Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 07J→ت
- 08Shift+X→ـْ
- 09G→ل
- 10Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 11K→ن
- 12Shift+X→ـْ
- 13]→د
- 14Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 15D→ي
- 16Shift+`→ـّshadda