English Explanatory Dictionary

hamza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء (ʔ)) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ (ʔ) (over an alif [ا]), إ (ʔ) (under an alif), ؤ (ʔ) (over a wāw [و]) or ئ (ʔ) (over a dotless yāʾ [ى]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".
name
  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. The Muslim Sahabi Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib.
  3. A surname from Arabic.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hamza hamzas Hamzah

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza).

Derived words

hamzated unhamzated
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