kursi alqitta
the cat's chairThe word, broken down.
كُرْسي الْقِطّة 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.
A plain 's'. Three small teeth in a row.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
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 deep 'k', made far back in the throat.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
An emphatic 't' — heavier and deeper than a plain 't'.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 15 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
- 04Shift+X→ـْ
- 05S→س
- 06D→ي
- 07Space→
- 08H→ا
- 09G→ل
- 10Shift+X→ـْ
- 11R→ق
- 12Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 13'→ط
- 14Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 15M→ة