ʕ

See also: ꟎, ꟏, ʢ, ˁ, ˤ, Ҁ, ҁ, ʔ, and Appendix:Variations of "?"

ʕ U+0295, ʕ LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE ← ʔ [U+0294] IPA Extensions ʖ → [U+0296]

Translingual

Etymology

From ⟨ʿ⟩, which is used in scientific transliteration of Semitic languages, itself based on the Greek spiritus asper. The IPA form may also have been influenced by Arabic ع.

Pronunciation

• IPA (fricative):

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• IPA (approximant):

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Symbol

ʕ

1. (IPA) a voiced pharyngeal fricative or approximant.
2. (superscript ⟨ˤ⟩) pharyngealization (primarily). See details at ˤ.

Usage notes

• The consonant transcribed ⟨ʕ⟩ in Arabic and some other Afro-Asiatic languages is usually a pharyngeal approximant (see second audio above). It may also be a pharyngealized glottal stop [ʔˤ]. True fricative realization is rare.

Derivations

• ⟨ʕ̞⟩ (specifically an approximant)

Gallery

• 
  The caseless IPA letter, used i.a. in Nootka
• 
  The gelded reversed question mark is a common graphic variant
• 
  The capital form ⟨꟎⟩ used in Pilaga
• 
  The lower-case form ⟨꟏⟩ in Pilaga

Nootka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔˤ/

Letter

ʕ (no case)

1. A letter of the Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, Č č, Č̓ č̓, D d, E e, Ee ee, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Ii ii, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Oo oo, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, S s, Š š, T t, T̓ t̓, U u, Uu uu, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̣ x̣, X̣ʷ x̣ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʕ, ʔ

Okanagan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕ/ (sometimes [ɢ̆])

Letter

ʕ (no case)

1. A letter of the Okanagan alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, C c, C̓ c̓, Ə ə, Ə́ ə́, Ɣ ɣ, Ɣ̓ ɣ̓, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Í í, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, Ɬ ɬ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, R r, R̓ r̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, U u, Ú ú, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʕ, ʕ̓, ʕʷ, ʕ̓ʷ, ʔ

Tuareg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕ/

Letter

ʕ (upper case Γ)

1. A letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.