Graphemes for /ɦ/ and Related Phonemes
Glottals
Section titled “Glottals”/ɦ/ - voiced glottal fricative
| Writing System | Grapheme | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ne-Deva | <ह> | हात ‘hand’ |
Epiglottals
Section titled “Epiglottals”/ʢ̰/ - voiced epiglottal fricative
None
Pharyngeals
Section titled “Pharyngeals”/ʕ/ - voiced pharyngeal fricative
| Writing System | Grapheme | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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> | ޢައްޔަން | A letter devised to transliterate Arabic ‹ع›. Occurs only in words of foreign origin and is often left unpronounced. |