Inventory Lebanese Arabic (PH 1098)

Segment class Segment Marginal Allophones Representation

Consonants (Pulmonic)

Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Postalveolar Retroflex Palatal  Velar  Uvular Pharyngeal Glottal
Plosive p b t̪ d̪ t d ʈ ɖ c ɟ k ɡ q ɢ   ʔ  
Nasal m ɱ n̪ n ɳ ɲ ŋ ɴ
Trill ʙ r̪ r ʀ
Tap or Flap ⱱ ɾ̪ ɾ ɽ
Fricative ɸ β f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ ħ ʕ h ɦ
Lateral fricative ɬ ɮ
Approximant ʋ ɹ ɻ j ɰ
Lateral approximant l̪ l ɭ ʎ ʟ

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.

Consonants (Non-Pulmonic)

Clicks Voiced implosives
ʘ Bilabial ɓ Bilabial
ǀ Dental ɗ Dental/alveolar
ǃ (Post)alveolar ʄ Palatal
ǂ Palatoalveolar ɠ Velar
ǁ Alveolar lateral ʛ Uvular

Vowels

Vowel Quadrilateral
Front Central Back Close Close-mid Open-mid Open

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel.

Other Segments

w LATIN SMALL LETTER W
s̪ LATIN SMALL LETTER S - COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW
z̪ LATIN SMALL LETTER Z - COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW
l̪ˠ LATIN SMALL LETTER L - COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL GAMMA
ai LATIN SMALL LETTER A - LATIN SMALL LETTER I
au LATIN SMALL LETTER A - LATIN SMALL LETTER U
ui LATIN SMALL LETTER U - LATIN SMALL LETTER I
dˠ LATIN SMALL LETTER D - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL GAMMA
tˠ LATIN SMALL LETTER T - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL GAMMA
æi LATIN SMALL LETTER AE - LATIN SMALL LETTER I
eu LATIN SMALL LETTER E - LATIN SMALL LETTER U
ʊu LATIN SMALL LETTER UPSILON - LATIN SMALL LETTER U
æu LATIN SMALL LETTER AE - LATIN SMALL LETTER U
ðˠ LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL GAMMA
ɪi LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL I - LATIN SMALL LETTER I
mˠ LATIN SMALL LETTER M - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL GAMMA
ɾ̪ˠ LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH FISHHOOK - COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL GAMMA
sˠ LATIN SMALL LETTER S - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL GAMMA
zˠ LATIN SMALL LETTER Z - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL GAMMA