fi attabiq aththani
the second floorThe word, broken down.
في الْطّابِق اَلْثّاني reads right to left. Below, each letter in reading order, with its sound and the keys that type it.
A plain 'f'. One dot above a small loop.
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.
A plain 'l'. A tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
An emphatic 't': heavier and deeper than a plain 't'.
Doubles the letter it sits on; hold the consonant a beat longer.
A long 'a' vowel. A single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A plain 'b'. A tooth-shaped body with one dot below.
A short 'i', written as a small stroke below the letter.
A deep 'k', made far back in the throat.
A long 'a' vowel. A single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
A short 'a', written as a small stroke above the letter.
A plain 'l'. A tall upright stroke with a curved foot.
The 'th' in 'think'. Three dots above the body.
Doubles the letter it sits on; hold the consonant a beat longer.
A long 'a' vowel. A single upright stroke, and the first letter of the alphabet.
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.
What does fi attabiq aththani mean in Arabizi?
fi attabiq aththani is how you write في الْطّابِق اَلْثّاني in Arabizi, the Arabic chat alphabet. It means “the second floor”. No numbers in this one; it spells out in plain Latin letters.
New to the chat alphabet? See how every letter and number maps: the Arabizi → Arabic guide. Got it the other way round, with Arabic script to convert? That is the Arabic to Arabizi converter.
The keystrokes, in order.
On a standard Arabic 101 / Arabic-PC layout — 22 key presses. Diacritics sit on the Shift keys. The on-screen keyboard on this site highlights each key as you go.
It sits in the home lesson of our Arabic typing practice course, if you would rather drill it next to the words it turns up with.
Practice typing this word →- 01T→ف
- 02D→ي
- 03Space→
- 04H→ا
- 05G→ل
- 06Shift+X→ـْ
- 07'→ط
- 08Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 09H→ا
- 10F→ب
- 11Shift+A→ـِkasra
- 12R→ق
- 13Space→
- 14H→ا
- 15Shift+Q→ـَfatḥa
- 16G→ل
- 17Shift+X→ـْ
- 18E→ث
- 19Shift+`→ـّshadda
- 20H→ا
- 21K→ن
- 22D→ي