Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamza

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
hamza
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

A male given name from Arabic.

name

A male given name from Arabic.

name

A surname from Arabic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: حَمْزَة, ح م ز

Inflected Forms

hamzas (plural) Hamzah (alternative)

Derived Forms

hamzated unhamzated

Questions

What does hamza mean?
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".
Where does hamza come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce hamza

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