# ʿ U+02BF MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RING

## Properties

- General category: [Modifier Letter](/unicode/categories/modifier-letter.md) (Lm)
- Script: [Common](/unicode/scripts/common.md) (Common)

## Annotations

- • transliteration of Arabic ain (voiced pharyngeal fricative)
- • transliteration of Hebrew ayin
- → [U+0559 ՙ ARMENIAN MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RING](/unicode/U+0559.md)
- → [U+05E2 ע HEBREW LETTER AYIN](/unicode/U+05E2.md)
- → [U+0639 ع ARABIC LETTER AIN](/unicode/U+0639.md)