ħ
Translingual
Pronunciation
IPA: (file)
Symbol
ħ
- (IPA) voiceless pharyngeal fricative.
- Dirac constant (pronounced "aitch-bar", sometimes written as h-bar or hbar)
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter H): Ĥĥ Ȟȟ Ḧḧ Ḣḣ Ḩḩ Ḥḥ Ḫḫ H̱ẖ Ħħ Ⱨⱨ ɦ ʰ ʜ Hh
- (Letters with stroke or solidus): Ⱥⱥ Ƀƀ Ȼȼ Đđ Ɇɇ Ǥǥ Ħħ Ɨɨ Ɉɉ Ꝁꝁ Łł Øø Ᵽᵽ Ɍɍ Ŧŧ Ʉʉ Ɏɏ Ƶƶ Ꝥꝥ
Maltese
Etymology
Continues Arabic ح (ḥ) and خ (ḵ). In the early 19th century, the two phonemes were apparently still distinguished as /ħ/ and /χ/ respectively. Soon afterwards, however, they were merged into one phoneme /ħ/.
Pronunciation
Letter
ħ (upper case Ħ)
- The eleventh letter of the Maltese alphabet, called ħe and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- In contemporary Maltese, the letter ħ represents /ħ/ in all positions. Chiefly word-finally, the same phoneme may also be represented by għ or h. The actual realisation varies (by position and dialect) between [χ], [ħ], and [h]. This variation is purely allophonic.