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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza).

Noun

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hamza (plural hamzas)

  1. 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".
    • 2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 33:
      Written words such as Qurʼan (which in written Arabic uses a symbol know as hamza to indicate the glottal stop) are rendered with an apostrophe.

Usage notes

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  • Often transliterated with a right half ring (ʾ), or loosely with an apostrophe (').

Derived terms

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Translations

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Uzbek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza).

Noun

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hamza (plural hamzalar)

  1. hamza (sign representing a glottal stop)

Declension

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Declension of hamza
singular plural
nominative hamza hamzalar
genitive hamzaning hamzalarning
dative hamzaga hamzalarga
definite accusative hamzani hamzalarni
locative hamzada hamzalarda
ablative hamzadan hamzalardan
similative hamzadek hamzalardek
Possessive forms of hamza
1st person singular
singular plural
nominative hamzam hamzalarim
genitive hamzamning hamzalarimning
dative hamzamga hamzalarimga
definite accusative hamzamni hamzalarimni
locative hamzamda hamzalarimda
ablative hamzamdan hamzalarimdan
similative hamzamdek hamzalarimdek
2nd person singular
singular plural
nominative hamzang hamzalaring
genitive hamzangning hamzalaringning
dative hamzangga hamzalaringga
definite accusative hamzangni hamzalaringni
locative hamzangda hamzalaringda
ablative hamzangdan hamzalaringdan
similative hamzangdek hamzalaringdek
3rd person singular
singular plural
nominative hamzasi hamzalari
genitive hamzasining hamzalarining
dative hamzasiga hamzalariga
definite accusative hamzasini hamzalarini
locative hamzasida hamzalarida
ablative hamzasidan hamzalaridan
similative hamzasidek hamzalaridek
1st person plural
singular plural
nominative hamzamiz hamzalarimiz
genitive hamzamizning hamzalarimizning
dative hamzamizga hamzalarimizga
definite accusative hamzamizni hamzalarimizni
locative hamzamizda hamzalarimizda
ablative hamzamizdan hamzalarimizdan
similative hamzamizdek hamzalarimizdek
2nd person plural
singular plural
nominative hamzangiz hamzalaringiz
genitive hamzangizning hamzalaringizning
dative hamzangizga hamzalaringizga
definite accusative hamzangizni hamzalaringizni
locative hamzangizda hamzalaringizda
ablative hamzangizdan hamzalaringizdan
similative hamzangizdek hamzalaringizdek
3rd person plural
singular plural
nominative hamzasi hamzalari
genitive hamzasining hamzalarining
dative hamzasiga hamzalariga
definite accusative hamzasini hamzalarini
locative hamzasida hamzalarida
ablative hamzasidan hamzalaridan
similative hamzasidek hamzalaridek