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A raised reversed glottal stop marking throat constriction.
Also known as: Superscript reversed glottal stop, Pharyngealisation mark, Emphatic mark
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a small raised reversed glottal stop after a consonant marks it as pharyngealised: produced with constriction in the throat. It transcribes the emphatic consonants of Arabic.
Marks the preceding consonant as pharyngealised, with secondary constriction in the pharynx.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Transcribes the emphatic consonants of Arabic and Hebrew, which contrast with their plain counterparts as separate phonemes.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A small reversed glottal stop letter raised to the top of the writing height, placed after the letter it modifies.