Hamza
See also: hamza
Translingual
Proper noun
Hamza
English
Alternative forms
- Hamzah
Etymology
From Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root ح م ز (ḥ m z).
Proper noun
Hamza (plural Hamzas)
- A male given name from Arabic.
- A surname from Arabic.
Albanian
Proper noun
Hamza m
- a male given name
References
- Dražić, Marina, Antić, Ivana, editors (2019), Каталог најчешћих албанских имена и презимена [Catalogue of the most common Albanian names and surnames][1] (in Serbo-Croatian), page 58
Hungarian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɒmzɒ]
Proper noun
Hamza
- a surname
Declension
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حمزه (Hamza), from Arabic حمزة (ḥamza, “lion”).
Proper noun
Hamza m (genitive/dative lui Hamza)
- a surname from Ottoman Turkish
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦamza]
Proper noun
Hamza m pers (female equivalent Hamzová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hamza | Hamzovia | Hamzovci |
| genitive | Hamzu | Hamzov | Hamzovcov |
| dative | Hamzovi | Hamzom | Hamzovcom |
| accusative | Hamzu | Hamzov | Hamzovcov |
| locative | Hamzovi | Hamzoch | Hamzovcoch |
| instrumental | Hamzom | Hamzami | Hamzovcami |
Further reading
- “Hamza”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حمزه (Hamza), from Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza).
Proper noun
Hamza
- a male given name from Arabic