kura alqadam
soccerThe word, broken down.
كُرة اَلْقَدَم 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 rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
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 deep 'k', made far back in the throat.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'd'. A small hook with no dots.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
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 →- 01;→ك
- 02Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 03V→ر
- 04M→ة
- 05Space→
- 06H→ا
- 07Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 08G→ل
- 09Shift+X→ـْ
- 10R→ق
- 11Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 12]→د
- 13Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 14L→م