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The word
يَنْطَلِق

yantaliq

leave, it leaves, leaves, he leaves
Arabicيَنْطَلِق
Arabiziyantaliq
Translationleave, it leaves, leaves, he leaves
TypeMasculine verb
Audio
Native speaker, MSA
Letter by letter

The word, broken down.

يَنْطَلِق reads right to left. Below, in reading order, each letter — its sound, its shape, its place in the syllable.

01
Letter
ي
yāʾ
y / ī

A 'y' — or a long 'i' vowel when it carries no vowel of its own.

Type:D
02
Diacritic
ـَ
fatḥa
a

A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.

Type:Shift+Q
03
Letter
ن
nūn
n

A plain 'n'. A deep bowl with one dot above.

Type:K
04
Letter
ط
ṭāʾ

An emphatic 't' — heavier and deeper than a plain 't'.

Type:'
05
Diacritic
ـَ
fatḥa
a

A short 'a' — a small stroke written above the letter.

Type:Shift+Q
06
Letter
ل
lām
l

A plain 'l' — a tall upright stroke with a curved foot.

Type:G
07
Diacritic
ـِ
kasra
i

A short 'i' — a small stroke written below the letter.

Type:Shift+A
08
Letter
ق
qāf
q

A deep 'k', made far back in the throat.

Type:R
← First letter shown leftmost; the actual word is read right-to-left in script.
How to type it

The keystrokes, in order.

On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 9 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 →
Sequence
  1. 01Dي
  2. 02Shift+Qـَfatḥa
  3. 03Kن
  4. 04Shift+Xـْ
  5. 05'ط
  6. 06Shift+Qـَfatḥa
  7. 07Gل
  8. 08Shift+Aـِkasra
  9. 09Rق
Composedيَنْطَلِق
يَنْطَلِق
Practice

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