lubnani
LebaneseThe word, broken down.
لُبْنانِيّة reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A plain 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
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 — 11 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 →- 01G→ل
- 02Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 03F→ب
- 04Shift+X→ـْ
- 05K→ن
- 06H→ا
- 07K→ن
- 08Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 09D→ي
- 10Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 11M→ة