wa3alaykumu assalam
and upon you be peaceThe word, broken down.
وَعَلَيْكُمُ الْسَّلام reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.
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 voiced sound from deep in the throat. Arabizi writes it '3'.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A plain 'k'.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
A short 'u' — a small loop written above the letter.
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 plain 's'. Three small teeth in a row.
Doubles the letter it sits on — hold the consonant a beat longer.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
A long 'a' vowel — a single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'm'. A small round head with a tail.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 22 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 →- 01,→و
- 02Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 03U→ع
- 04Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 05G→ل
- 06Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 07D→ي
- 08Shift+X→ـْ
- 09;→ك
- 10Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 11L→م
- 12Shift+E→ـُḍamma
- 13Space→
- 14H→ا
- 15G→ل
- 16Shift+X→ـْ
- 17S→س
- 18Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 19Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 20G→ل
- 21H→ا
- 22L→م