ALL meanings of hamza
ham·za
H h - noun hamza the sign used in Arabic writing to represent the glottal stop, usually written above another letter and shown in English transliterations as an apostrophe. 1
- noun hamza (in Arabic script) a symbol representing a glottal stop. 1
- noun hamza A sign (ء (ʾ) - 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 over or under other letters, e.g. أ (ʾ) (over an alif - ا), إ (ʾ) (under an alif), ؤ (ʾ) (over a wāw - و (w)) or ئ (ʾ) (over a dotless yāʾ - ى). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule". 0
- noun hamza the sign used in Arabic to represent the glottal stop 0
- noun hamza a mark used in Arabic writing to indicate a glottal stop and usually represented in English transliteration by an apostrophe 0