Letter or diacritical mark used in Arabic-based orthographies; in Arabic, denotes a glottal stop; in Urdu, marks diphthongs
Also known as ئ · ؤ · أ · إ · ٱ · ء
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The hamza is an Arabic script character that, in the Arabic alphabet, denotes a glottal stop and, in non-Arabic languages, indicates a diphthong, vowel, or other features, depending on the language. Derived from the letter ʿayn, the hamza is written in initial, medial, and final positions as an unlinked letter or placed above or under a carrier character. Despite its common usage as a letter in Modern Standard Arabic, it is generally not considered to be one of its letters, although some argue that it should be considered so.