The word
لٰكِنّ
lakinn
butArabicلٰكِنّ
Arabizilakinn
Translationbut
TypeConjunction
CategoryFood & drink →
Audio
Native speaker, MSA
Letter by letter
The word, broken down.
لٰكِنّ reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
01
Letter
ل
lām
l
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
Type:G
02
Diacritic
ـٰ
dagger alif
ā
A miniature alif standing in for a long 'a'.
Type:—
03
Letter
ك
kāf
k
A plain 'k'.
Type:;
04
Diacritic
ـِ
kasra
i
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
Type:Shift+A
05
Letter
ن
nūn
n
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
Type:K
06
Diacritic
ـّ
shadda
double
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
Type:Shift+`
← 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 — 5 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 →Sequence
- 01G→ل
- 02;→ك
- 03Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 04K→ن
- 05Shift+`→ـّshadda
Composedلٰكِنّ