ħamża

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħam.za/

Noun

ħamża f

  1. hamza (Arabic sign representing a glottal stop)
    • 1952, J. G. Micallef, “TIBDIL TA' L-ALIF FIL-MALTI”, in Lehen il-Malti, numbers 251-253, page 18:
      Il-ħamża saret vokali aċċentata fin-nomi verbali uħid, uħida, ikel, ikla, u l’Imperativ, iekol, ieklu, waqt li fis-sitt sura l-alif ixxiebhet u saret t: ittiekel, ittieħed, u hekk saru jixbhu lit-tmien sura (cf. Sutcliffe, p. 134).
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