Template:Ayin
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Usage
This template outputs the ayin character U+02BD ʽ <reserved-02BD> used to mark the pharyngeal stop in the Hans Wehr transliteration of Arabic and the Survey of Egypt System (SES). It does not accept any parameters.
For ALA-LC transliteration of Arabic ayn, use {{ayn}}. For ʿ (ʿ) in technical transliterations, use {{lhr}} (left half ring).
Letters resembling apostrophes
The table below provides an overview of various apostrophes used in transliteration and romanization of languages into Latin script. While not exhaustive, it highlights common conventions particularly relating to Arabic on Wikipedia.
For Arabic transliteration, Wikipedia follows a modified version of the ALA-LC romanization method, ensuring readability and compliance with the Manual of Style.
- Strict transliteration (used mainly for etymology) includes accents, underscores, and underdots, typically alongside the original Arabic script.
- Other forms of romanization, such as basic transcription (used in most cases), follows the same system but excludes accents, underscores, and underdots, with some exceptions.
For more details, refer to:
- MOS:ARABIC – Wikipedia’s guideline on Arabic romanization.
- MOS:APOSTROPHE – Guidelines on apostrophe use in transliteration.
- Historical discussions: See Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Arabic § The apostrophe (again) and Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Archive 171 § Confusion on differing Arabic apostrophe like symbols
| Template[lower-alpha 1] | Output[lower-alpha 2] | Usage | Unicode | Comment | IPA | |
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| Straight apostrophe: Press ' key |
' | ' |
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U+0027 ' <reserved-0027> | Omitted when hamza or ayn appears at the beginning of words.[lower-alpha 4] | /ʔ/, /ʕ/ |
{{left half ring}}Redirect symbol {{lhr}}
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ʿ | ʿ |
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U+02BF ʿ <reserved-02BF> | Omitted in basic transcription.[lower-alpha 5] | /ʕ/ |
{{ayin}}
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ʽ | ʽ |
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U+02BD ʽ <reserved-02BD> | Both {{left half ring}} and {{Ayin}} allowed for strict transcription, per MOS:ARABIC. | /ʕ/ |
{{hamza}}
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ʼ | ʼ |
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U+02BC ʼ <reserved-02BC> | /ʔ/ | |
{{right half ring}}Redirect symbol {{rhr}}
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ʾ | ʾ | U+02BE ʾ <reserved-02BE> | /ʔ/ | ||
{{okina}} |
ʻ | ʻ |
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U+02BB ʻ <reserved-02BB> | /ʔ/ | |
{{'eta}}
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ʼ | ʼ | Ejective glottal stop letter in Tahitian named ʼeta. (May be graphically distinct from ʻokina.) | U+02BC ʼ <reserved-02BC> | /ʔ/ | |
{{fakau'a}}
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ʻ | ʻ | Ejective glottal stop letter in Tongan named fakauʻa. (May be graphically distinct from ʻokina.) | U+02BB ʻ <reserved-02BB> | /ʔ/ | |
{{saltillo}}
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ꞌ | ꞌ |
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U+A78C ꞌ <reserved-A78C> U+A78B Ꞌ <reserved-A78B> |
/ʔ/ | |
{{saltillo|cap}}
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ꞌ | ꞌ | U+A78B Ꞌ <reserved-A78B> | /ʔ/ | ||
{{softsign}}
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ʹ | ʹ | Marks palatalization in the romanization of Cyrillic, such as for the letter ь. In some conventions {{hamza}} is used instead. | U+02B9 ʹ <reserved-02B9> | /ʲ/ | |
{{hardsign}}
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ʺ | ʺ | Marks a lack of palatalization in the romanization of Cyrillic, such as for the letter ъ. In some conventions ˮ is used instead (no template: manually enter ˮ). | U+02BA ʺ <reserved-02BA> | ||
Notes
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