Arabic Phonetic (SIL) Keyboard Help

This is a keyboard for entering Arabic phonetically using a standard English keyboard.

Keyboard Layout

Usage Notes

This keyboard has several shortcuts to make it easier to type phonetically:

• To make a long vowel, type the vowel twice. This is supported for:
  • aa (ا)
  • AA (آ)
  • uu (ؤ)
  • ee (إ)
• Four other multiple key outputs are supported:
  • yx (ئ)
  • ao ( ً )
  • uo ( ٌ )
  • eo ( ٍ )
• To add a Shadda (e.g. shown here on Beh, بّ), type the consonant twice
• To type Allah (لله), type llh
• Type any digit + > to get U+066C (thousands separator)
• Type any digit + < to get U+066B (decimal separator)
• To cycle through different variations of a letter, use the slash key (/). This is currently supported for:
  • alef/ain/fatha (a/)
  • dad/dal (d/)
  • heh/khah/hah (h/)
  • sad/sheen/seen (s/)
  • tah/teh marbuta/theh/zah/thal/teh (t/)

All Documentation Versions

• Arabic Phonetic (SIL) Keyboard Help 1.0.2
• Arabic Phonetic (SIL) Keyboard Help 1.0.1
• Arabic Phonetic (SIL) Keyboard Help 1.0