Arabic for glottal stop
hamz
ﻫَﻤﺰ
glottal stop – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﻫَﻤﺰ means glottal stop. It is pronounced hamz.
Category: grammar
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻩ
ﻡ
ﺯ
The root of the word glottal stop consists of three Arabic letters:
ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h,
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and
zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The letters of glottal stop
ﻫَﻤﺰ
The Arabic word for glottal stop consists of: The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ﻫـ ) and pronounced h and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The letter zayn that is written ﺯ ( here ـﺰ ) and pronounced z and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻫَﻤﺰ and pronounced hamz.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for glottal stop
fa3l becomes hamz
We have seen that the Arabic word for glottal stop is written ﻫَﻤﺰ and pronounced hamz. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are h, m and z, the word becomes hamz.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are h, m and z, the word becomes hamz.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns