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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

/ ˈhÉ‘ËmzÉ‘Ë; -zÉ™ /

noun

  1. the sign used in Arabic to represent the glottal stop
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hamza1

First recorded in 1935–40, hamza is from the Arabic word ḥa³¾³ú²¹³ó literally, a squeezing together
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hamza1

from Arabic hamzah, literally: a compression
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Aswat had been working under the direction of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza to set up the camp.

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If Dessers be one of the players Ferguson is losing patience with, one option would be to move Hamza Igamane up front.

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Meanwhile, Islamic Jihad - whose fighters participated in the 7 October 2023 attack which triggered the current conflict - said the prominent spokesman of its armed wing, known as Abu Hamza, was killed.

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Hamza Pervez, 21, said he relied on food banks and, along with his stepmother, depended on Universal Credit and PIP to survive because "not everyone on benefits can work".

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The midfielder pointed to match-winner Hamza Igamane and mouthed the Moroccan's name after his stunning strike clinched a second Old Firm win in a row.

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