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Graphemes for /ɦ/ and Related Phonemes

/ɦ/ - voiced glottal fricative

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
ne-Deva <> हात ‘hand’

/ʢ̰/ - voiced epiglottal fricative

None

/ʕ/ - voiced pharyngeal fricative

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
apd-Latn <9> 9arabi ‘Arabic’Persson orthography
apd-Latn <v> varabi ‘Arabic’New Testament orthography
apd-Latn <ʿ> ʿarabi ‘Arabic’Hillelson orthography
ar-Arab <ع> صناعة ‘industry’ سعر ‘price’, أسبوع ‘week’
dv-Thaa <ޢ> ޢައްޔަންA letter devised to transliterate Arabic ‹ع›. Occurs only in words of foreign origin and is often left unpronounced.