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.

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حمزه (Hamza), from Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza).

Proper noun

Hamza m

1. a male given name from Arabic

References

• Marina Dražić, Ivana Antić, 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

1. a surname

Declension

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Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic حمزة (ḥamza)

Ottoman Turkish حمزه (Hamza)bor.

Romanian Hamza

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حمزه (Hamza), from Arabic حمزة (ḥamza, “lion”).

Proper noun

Hamza m (genitive/dative lui Hamza)

1. a surname from Arabic

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦamza/, [ˈɦamza]
• Rhymes: -amza
• Hyphenation: Ham‧za

Proper noun

Hamza m pers (female equivalent Hamzová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Hamza
(pattern hrdina)

	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, 2003–2026

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza)

Ottoman Turkish حمزه (Hamza)

Turkish Hamza

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حمزه (Hamza), from Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza).

Proper noun

Hamza

1. a male given name from Arabic