ᴥ

ᴥ U+1D25, ᴥ LATIN LETTER AIN ← ᴤ [U+1D24] Phonetic Extensions ᴦ → [U+1D26]

Character variations

ᵜ U+1D5C, ᵜ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL AIN ← ᵛ [U+1D5B] Phonetic Extensions ᵝ → [U+1D5D]

Translingual

Etymology

From Arabic-script ـعـ, whence its Unicode name

Letter

ᴥ

1. (UPA, Lappischer Wortschatz) a glottal stop (IPA [ʔ])
2. (superscript ⟨ᵜ⟩, UPA) = IPA [ˀ]

Usage notes

Attested from Eliel Lagercrantz (1939) Lappischer Wortschatz, for the Kehlkopfverschlusslaut (glottal stop) in Sami languages.