wilayati
my stateThe word, broken down.
وِلايَتي 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.
A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.
A plain 't'. The same body as bāʾ, but with two dots above.
A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 8 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
- 06Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 07J→ت
- 08D→ي