The word
سام
sam
SamLetter by letter
The word, broken down.
سام reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
01
Letter
س
sīn
s
A plain 's'. Three small teeth in a row.
Type:S
02
Letter
ا
alif
ā
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
Type:H
03
Letter
م
mīm
m
A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
Type:L
← 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 — 3 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
- 01S→س
- 02H→ا
- 03L→م
Composedسام