Blackberry Passport - Manual (Page 169)

• The Arabic language has many diacritics that you can add to characters. To add a diacritic, press the diacritic key on
the row of touch screen keys above the keyboard. Then, touch the diacritic you want to add.
• To type a symbol, tap . To view more symbols, swipe down on the keyboard.
Character guide for Arabic or Farsi
The typical Arabic keyboard layout looks like this:
The following table shows how to type the Arabic and Farsi alphabet when there is more than one native character on each
physical key.
Single key press Double key press + key press Multi-tap
ص ض ض ص ض
ث
ق
ف ڤ
غ
ع
ه
خ
ح
ج چ (Farsi only) چ (Farsi only) چ
س ش ش س ش
ي ى ئ ى
ب پ (Farsi only) پ (Farsi only) پ
ل
ا أ ء أ ا
أ
ت ة ة ت
ة
ن
م
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