wilai kalifurnia
the state of CaliforniaThe word, broken down.
وِلاية كاليفورْنْيا 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 plain 'k'.
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 plain 'f'. One dot above a small loop.
A 'w' — or a long 'u' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
A rolled 'r' — closer to Spanish than English.
A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.
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 — 19 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;→ك
- 09H→ا
- 10G→ل
- 11D→ي
- 12T→ف
- 13,→و
- 14V→ر
- 15Shift+X→ـْ
- 16K→ن
- 17Shift+X→ـْ
- 18D→ي
- 19H→ا