What is "hamza"

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

Hamza (, ) is a letter in the Arabic alphabet, representing the glottal stop although it is not one of the 28 "full" letters of Arabic.

Hamza and Ḥamza may refer to:

Hamza (, ) is a letter in the Arabic alphabet, representing the glottal stop . Hamza is not one of the 28 "full" letters, and owes its existence to historical inconsistencies in the standard writing system. It is derived from the Arabic letter . In the Phoenician and Aramaic alphabets, from which the Arabic alphabet is descended, the glottal stop was expressed by aleph , continued by alif in the Arabic alphabet. However, alif was used to express both a glottal stop and a long vowel . To indicate that a glottal stop, and not a mere vowel, was intended, hamza was added diacritically to alif. In modern orthography, under certain circumstances, hamza may also appear on the line, as if it were a full letter, independent of an alif. In Unicode it is at the codepoint U+0621 and named 'ARABIC LETTER HAMZA'.

Hamza (also spelled as Hamzah; , standardized transliteration is ) is a masculine given name in the Muslim world, derived from the Arabic word ḥamuza, meaning strong or steadfast. It was borne by one of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's uncles, Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an early Islamic convert renowned for his strength and bravery in battle.

Hamza is a Pakistani politician and a member of Senate of Pakistan, affiliated with Awami National Party.