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hemze — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hamza noun A symbol in the Arabic writing system that represents a glottal stop, written as a standalone letter or above/below other letters.

Senses

hemze is used for these senses in English:

  • hamza A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء‎) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif [ا‎]), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw [و‎]) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ [ى‎]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".

hamza — full definition

  1. noun A symbol in the Arabic writing system that represents a glottal stop, written as a standalone letter or above/below other letters.
  2. noun A male given name of Arabic origin.