Name Plate

Read famous names: read a name or place in the script, and pick who or where it is. Eight a round.
Write a name: switch to the second tab and type your name, or any name, in English letters. It appears in the script, with each letter or syllable explained underneath.
Name spelling is a rough guide by sound, not how a passport office would spell it. Try names you know to see the patterns.

Arabic usually leaves short vowels out, so a name can look shorter than you expect.

Stuck on a letter? The Alphabet chart tab has every letter, and this tray can stay open while you play. Everything here is a first draft, not yet checked by a native reader.

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