Modifier letter right half ring
The modifier letter right half ring (ʾ) is a character of the Unicode Spacing Modifier Letters range.[1] It is used in romanization to transliterate the Semitic letter aleph and the Arabic letter hamza 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, as in Arabic ء hamza). In informal contexts, the backtick ⟨`⟩ or the apostrophe ⟨'⟩ is commonly used as a substitute.
| ʾ | |
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Modifier letter right half ring | |
| U+02BE ʾ MODIFIER LETTER RIGHT HALF RING. | |
| See also | |
| Modifier letter left half ring |
See also
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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