hamza

hamza englanniksi

1. A sign ((l)(L) - a stand-alone hamza) used in the written Arabic language representing a stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. (l)(L) (over an alif - (l)(L)), (l)(L) (under an alif), (l)(L) (over a wāw - (l)(L)) or (l)(L) (over a dotless yāʾ - (l)(L)). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule".

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