hamza en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza).
Meanings
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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".
Written words such as Qurʼan (which in written Arabic uses a symbol know as hamza to indicate the glottal stop) are rendered with an apostrophe.
2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hamzas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (46)
el χάμζα (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · tt һәмзә (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · mt ħamża (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · es jamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ko 함자 (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · kk һамза (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ar هَمْزَة (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ug ھەمزە (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ota همزه (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ja ハムザ (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ms hamzah (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · th ฮัมซะฮ์ (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · de Hamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · pa ہَمْزَہ (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · alt хамза (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · fa-ira هَمْزِه (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · tr hemze (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · uz ҳамза (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · id hamzah (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ka ჰამზა (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · sh hàmza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · be га́мза (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · hy համզա (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ru ха́мза (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ur ہَمْزَہ (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · cmn 海姆宰 (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · uz hamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · kmr hemze (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · sk hamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · az həmzə (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · tg ҳамза (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · pa ਹਮਜ਼ਾ (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · uk га́мза (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · it hamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · de Hamsa (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · fr hamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · hi हमज़ा (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · fa-cls هَمْزَه (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · pl hamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · az һәмзә (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · cmn 哈姆扎 (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · fi hamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · sh ха̀мза (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ps همزه (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ca hamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop) · ckb ھەمزە (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop)