Etymology

hamza

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Today it means: 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". Full definition →

Arabic هَمْزَة
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hamza · noun1

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromهَمْزَة
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromهَمْزَة
  3. English todayhamza

Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza).

Hamza · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromحَمْزَة
  2. English todayHamza

From Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root ح م ز (ḥ m z).

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