sa7ili
coastalThe word, broken down.
ساحِلِيّة reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A plain 's'. Three small teeth in a row.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A breathy h from deep in the throat — heavier than an English 'h'.
A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
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 — 9 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 →- 01S→س
- 02H→ا
- 03P→ح
- 04Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 05G→ل
- 06Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 07D→ي
- 08Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 09M→ة