Word info

hamza

Speech parts

1. hamza - Noun

2. Hamza - Proper noun

Meaning

A surname from Arabic.

hamza (plural hamzas)

A sign (ء‎ (ʔ)‎ - a stand-alone hamza) used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter 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 (w)‎) or ئ‎ (ʔ)‎ (over a dotless yāʾ - ى‎‎). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule".

A male given name from Arabic.
The Muslim Sahabi Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Adventures of Amir Hamza, J. Seyller, pg. 240 Qur'an Elijah is mentioned in the Qur'an, where his preaching is recounted in a concise manner. Source: Internet

A minute later, Hamza al-Ghamdi boarded, and sat in 9C. Source: Internet

An elected person’s voicing this should be questioned,” said deputy chair Hamza Dağ. Source: Internet

Hamza Abubakar Mahuta, was kidnapped last month along Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna highway on October 16, while travelling to be with his family. Source: Internet

Francis Osagie Erhabor and Hamza Adamu Buwai for the Public Service Integrity Category, as well as Adeboye Opeyemi who won the music category. Source: Internet

Hamza was in a separate U.S. counterterrorism operation. Source: Internet

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