noun
- Plural of hamzah; a diacritical mark in Arabic script representing a glottal stop.
Usage: linguistics; Arabic language
Examples
- The word 'ayn contains a hamzah at the beginning.
- Arabic learners must master the pronunciation of hamzahs to speak correctly.
- Hamzahs can appear at the start, middle, or end of Arabic words.
- The diacritical marks include hamzahs and other vowel indicators.
- In transliteration, hamzahs are often represented by an apostrophe.