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Rarehamza
The correct spelling is hamza.
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The correct spelling is hamza. A sign (ء - 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 diacritically over o…
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Definition
noun
- 1.A sign (ء - 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 diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ (over an alif - ا), إ (under an alif), ؤ (over a wāw - و) or ئ (over a dotless yāʾ - ى). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule".
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