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The word
قَريبة مِن

qariba min

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Arabicقَريبة مِن
Arabiziqariba min
Translationclose to
TypeFeminine
Audio
Native speaker, MSA
Letter by letter

The word, broken down.

قَريبة مِن reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.

01
Letter
ق
qāf
q

A deep 'k', made far back in the throat.

Type:R
02
Diacritic
ـَ
fatḥa
a

A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.

Type:Shift+Q
03
Letter
ر
rāʾ
r

A rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.

Type:V
04
Letter
ي
yāʾ
y / ī

A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.

Type:D
05
Letter
ب
bāʾ
b

A plain 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.

Type:F
06
Letter
ة
tāʾ marbūṭa
a

The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.

Type:M
07
Letter
م
mīm
m

A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.

Type:L
08
Diacritic
ـِ
kasra
i

A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.

Type:Shift+A
09
Letter
ن
nūn
n

A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.

Type:K
← 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 — 10 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
  1. 01Rق
  2. 02Shift+Qـَfatḥa
  3. 03Vر
  4. 04Dي
  5. 05Fب
  6. 06Mة
  7. 07Space
  8. 08Lم
  9. 09Shift+Aـِkasra
  10. 10Kن
Composedقَريبة مِن
قَريبة مِن
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