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.
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.
A minute later, Hamza al-Ghamdi boarded, and sat in 9C.
An elected person’s voicing this should be questioned,” said deputy chair Hamza Dağ.
Hamza Abubakar Mahuta, was kidnapped last month along Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna highway on October 16, while travelling to be with his family.
Francis Osagie Erhabor and Hamza Adamu Buwai for the Public Service Integrity Category, as well as Adeboye Opeyemi who won the music category.
Hamza was in a separate U.S. counterterrorism operation.