wilai jurjia
the state of GeorgiaThe word, broken down.
وِلاية جورْجْيا 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 'i' — a small stroke written below 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 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
The 'tied tāʾ' — marks a feminine ending, sounded as a soft 'a'.
A soft 'j' (a hard 'g' in Egyptian Arabic). One dot inside.
A 'w' — or a long 'u' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
A soft 'j' (a hard 'g' in Egyptian Arabic). One dot inside.
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 — 15 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+A→ـِkasra
- 03G→ل
- 04H→ا
- 05D→ي
- 06M→ة
- 07Space→
- 08[→ج
- 09,→و
- 10V→ر
- 11Shift+X→ـْ
- 12[→ج
- 13Shift+X→ـْ
- 14D→ي
- 15H→ا