Hamza

See also: hamza

Translingual

Proper noun

Hamza

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – certain cicadas.

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)

1. A male given name from Arabic.
   1. The Muslim Sahabi Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib.
2. A surname from Arabic.

Hungarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒmzɒ]

Proper noun

Hamza

1. 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)

1. a surname from Ottoman Turkish

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦamza]

Proper noun

Hamza m anim (feminine Hamzová)

1. a male surname

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, 2024

Turkish

Proper noun

Hamza

1. a male given name