Modifier letter right half ring
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| ʾ | |
|---|---|
Modifier letter right half ring | |
| U+02BE ʾ MODIFIER LETTER RIGHT HALF RING. | |
| See also | |
| Modifier letter left half ring |
The modifier letter right half ring (ʾ) is a character of the Unicode Spacing Modifier Letters range,[1] used to transliterate:
It is used in romanization to transliterate the Semitic letter aleph after it was used by The Encyclopedia of Islam—later the International Journal of Middle East Studies—,[2] representing the sound /ʔ/ (a glottal stop, Arabic ء hamza). In informal contexts, the backtick ⟨`⟩ or the apostrophe ⟨'⟩ is commonly used as a substitute.
See also
- Modifier letter left half ring
- Half ring
- Apostrophe
- Glottal stop
- Glottal stop (letter)
- Spiritus lenis
References
- ^ https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U02B0.pdf
- ^ IJMES Translation and Transliteration Guide. Cambridge University Press. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022.
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