hamza

(ham′zə, häm′-)

noun

a mark used in Arabic writing to indicate a glottal stop and usually represented in English transliteration by an apostrophe

See hamza in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also ham·zah

noun

A sign in Arabic orthography used to represent the sound of a glottal stop, transliterated in English as an apostrophe.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic

Origin: , from hamaza, to urge on, goad; see hmz in Semitic roots

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