Pharyngeal consonant
| Places of articulation |
| Labial consonant |
| Bilabial consonant |
| Labiodental consonant |
| Linguolabial consonant |
| Coronal consonant |
| Interdental consonant |
| Dental consonant |
| Retroflex consonant |
| Alveolar consonant |
| Postalveolar consonant |
| Alveolo-palatal consonant |
| Dorsal consonant |
| Palatal consonant |
| Labial-palatal consonant |
| Velar consonant |
| Labial-velar consonant |
| Uvular consonant |
| Pharyngeal consonant |
| Epiglottal consonant |
| Glottal consonant |
| Place of articulation |
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A pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant which is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx.
The pharyngeal consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
| IPA Symbol | Name | Example | Meaning | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ħ | Voiceless pharyngeal fricative | Mishnaic Hebrew | [ħeːθ] | חית ḥêth | |
| ʕ | Voiced pharyngeal fricative | Mishnaic Hebrew | [ˈʕaː.jin̪] | עין ÃÂáyin | |