hamza

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Synonyms: hamsa, hamra, ham a, hama, hazza, haza, hadza, hamba, hamka, hamma

Antonyms: hamsa, hamra, ham a, hama, hazza, haza, hadza, hamba, hamka, hamma

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Noun

1. A [[sign]] used in the [[written]] [[Arabic]] [[language]] representing a [[glottal stop]]. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone [[letter]] ({{l|ar|ء}}{{LR}}) or most commonly [[diacritically]] over or under other letters, e.g. {{l|ar|أ}}{{LR}} (over an [[alif]] [{{l|ar|ا|tr=-}}{{LR}}]), {{l|ar|إ}}{{LR}} (under an alif), {{l|ar|ؤ}}{{LR}} (over a [[waw|wāw]] [{{l|ar|و|tr=-}}{{LR}}]) or {{l|ar|ئ}}{{LR}} (over a dotless [[yaa|yāʾ]] [{{l|ar|ى}}{{LR}}]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|male|from=Arabic}}.
2. {{surname|en|from=Arabic}}.

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