tatanawalun
you eatThe word, broken down.
تَتَناوَلون reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A plain 't'. The same body as bāʾ, but with two dots above.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 't'. The same body as bāʾ, but with two dots above.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
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 'w' — or a long 'u' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A 'w' — or a long 'u' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
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 →- 01J→ت
- 02Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 03J→ت
- 04Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 05K→ن
- 06H→ا
- 07,→و
- 08Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 09G→ل
- 10,→و
- 11K→ن