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hamzas

hamzas is the plural of hamza.

Meaning of hamza

Noun

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".
    • 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.2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 33

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Proper noun capitalized: Hamzas

Hamzas

  1. (plural) plural of Hamza

Questions about hamzas

What is hamzas the plural of?
Hamzas is the plural of hamza.
What part of speech is hamzas?
Hamzas is a proper noun.

Words near hamzas in the dictionary

  1. Hamworthy
  2. hamycin
  3. hamza
  4. hamzah
  5. hamzahs
  6. hamzas
  7. hamzated
  8. Hamzoian
  9. Hamzoians
  10. han
  11. Han blue

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