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The word
رانْيا

rania

Rania
Arabicرانْيا
Arabizirania
TranslationRania
TypeFeminine noun
Audio
Native speaker, MSA
Letter by letter

The word, broken down.

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

01
Letter
ر
rāʾ
r

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

Type:V
02
Letter
ا
alif
ā

A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.

Type:H
03
Letter
ن
nūn
n

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

Type:K
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
ا
alif
ā

A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.

Type:H
← 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 — 6 key presses. Diacritics sit on the Shift keys. The on-screen keyboard on this site highlights each key as you go.

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Sequence
  1. 01Vر
  2. 02Hا
  3. 03Kن
  4. 04Shift+Xـْ
  5. 05Dي
  6. 06Hا
Composedرانْيا
رانْيا
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