kull ala3dad
all the numbersThe word, broken down.
كُلّ اَلْأَعْداد reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A plain 'k'.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A glottal stop carried on an alif.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A voiced sound from deep in the throat. Arabizi writes it '3'.
A plain 'd'. A small hook with no dots.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'd'. A small hook with no dots.
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 →- 01;→ك
- 02Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 03G→ل
- 04Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 05Space→
- 06H→ا
- 07Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 08G→ل
- 09Shift+X→ـْ
- 10Shift+H→أ
- 11Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 12U→ع
- 13Shift+X→ـْ
- 14]→د
- 15H→ا
- 16]→د