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The word
كيلو

kilu

a kilo, kilo
Arabicكيلو
Arabizikilu
Translationa kilo, kilo
TypeMasculine
Audio
Native speaker, MSA
Letter by letter

The word, broken down.

كيلو reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.

01
Letter
ك
kāf
k

A plain 'k'.

Type:;
02
Letter
ي
yāʾ
y / ī

A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.

Type:D
03
Letter
ل
lām
l

A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.

Type:G
04
Letter
و
wāw
w / ū

A 'w' — or a long 'u' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.

Type:,
← First letter shown leftmost; the actual word is read right-to-left in script.
How to type it

The keystrokes, in order.

On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 4 key presses. Diacritics sit on the Shift keys. The on-screen keyboard on this site highlights each key as you go.

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Sequence
  1. 01;ك
  2. 02Dي
  3. 03Gل
  4. 04,و
Composedكيلو
كيلو
Practice

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