hamza

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza). === Noun === hamza (plural hamzas) 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". ==== Usage notes ==== Often transliterated with a right half ring (ʾ), or loosely with an apostrophe ('). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Uzbek == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza). === Noun === hamza (plural hamzalar) hamza (sign representing a glottal stop) ==== Declension ====