Modifier letter right half ring

{{Short description|Unicode modifier letter}}

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The modifier letter right half ring ({{char|ʾ}}) is a character found in Unicode in the Spacing Modifier Letters range (although it is not a modifier, but a standalone grapheme).https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U02B0.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}} It is used in romanization to transliterate the Semitic abjad letter aleph and the Arabic letter hamza after it was used by The Encyclopedia of Islam (later the International Journal of Middle East Studies),[https://web.archive.org/web/20220208180440/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-middle-east-studies/information/author-resources/ijmes-translation-and-transliteration-guide IJMES Translation and Transliteration Guide]. Cambridge University Press. Archived from [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-middle-east-studies/information/author-resources/ijmes-translation-and-transliteration-guide the original] on 8 February 2022. representing the sound {{IPAalink|ʔ}} (a glottal stop, as in Arabic {{Lang|ar|ء}} hamza). In informal contexts, the backtick ⟨{{char|`}}⟩ or the apostrophe ⟨{{char|'}}⟩ is commonly used as a substitute; but this can lead to confusion with the modifier letter left half ring.