Modifier letter left half ring
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| ʿ | |
|---|---|
Modifier letter left half ring | |
| U+02BF ʿ <reserved-02BF>. | |
| See also | |
| U+02BE ʾ <reserved-02BE> U+0351 ◌͑ <reserved-0351> U+0357 ◌͗ <reserved-0357> |
The modifier letter left half ring ⟨ʿ⟩ is a character found in Unicode in the Spacing Modifier Letters range (although it is not a modifier, but a standalone grapheme).[1] It is used in romanization to transliterate the Semitic abjad letter ayin after it was used by The Encyclopedia of Islam (later the International Journal of Middle East Studies),[2] representing the sound ⟨ʕ⟩ (a voiced pharyngeal fricative, as in Arabic ع ʿayn). In informal contexts, the backtick ⟨`⟩ or the apostrophe ⟨'⟩ is commonly used as a substitute, but this can lead to confusion with the modifier letter right half ring.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Spacing Modifier Letters. The Unicode Consortium, 1991–2022.
- ^ IJMES Translation and Transliteration Guide. Cambridge University Press. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022.
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