usturalia
AustraliaThe word, broken down.
أُسْتُرالْيا reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
A glottal stop carried on an alif.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A plain 's'. Three small teeth in a row.
A plain 't'. The same body as bāʾ, but with two dots above.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 12 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 →- 01Shift+H→أ
- 02Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 03S→س
- 04Shift+X→ـْ
- 05J→ت
- 06Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 07V→ر
- 08H→ا
- 09G→ل
- 10Shift+X→ـْ
- 11D→ي
- 12H→ا