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A crossed h, for a constricted sound in the throat.
Also known as: ħ, H with stroke, Barred h
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a barred h denotes a voiceless pharyngeal fricative, made by narrowing the pharynx at the root of the tongue. It is the Arabic letter haa.
Denotes a voiceless pharyngeal fricative, produced by constriction in the pharynx rather than in the mouth.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Corresponds to the Arabic letter haa and occurs in Hebrew, Maltese and the languages of the Caucasus; it is absent from most European languages.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A lower-case letter h whose ascending stroke is crossed by a short horizontal bar near the top.