hamza

[hahm-zah]

noun

1. the sign used in Arabic writing to represent the glottal stop, usually written above another letter and shown in English transliterations as an apostrophe.

hamza

/ ˈhɑːmzɑː, -zə /

noun

1. the sign used in Arabic to represent the glottal stop

Word History and Origins

Origin of hamza¹

First recorded in 1935–40, hamza is from the Arabic word ḥamzah literally, a squeezing together

Word History and Origins

Origin of hamza¹

from Arabic hamzah, literally: a compression

Example Sentences

Hamza Walker wanted to use them in an art exhibition and ask artists to respond.

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A single monument is housed across town at the Brick — it is set in relief because it stands in a category all its own, said Hamza Walker.

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This is because the statue, by virtue of its recent, ugly history, had become radioactive, Hamza Walker said.

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“The mask is off, right? These things are now straight-up toxic, there’s no going back,” Hamza Walker said of the Charlottesville statues, explaining that the city’s mandate was to get rid of them, not to just put them in storage.

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Hamza Walker said of the Jackson statue.

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