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همزة · U+0621

Hamza — the ʾ sound

Pronunciation: glottal stop, as in uh-oh. Connects only to the right — a gap opens behind it.

aloneat the startin the middleat the end
ء ء ء ء

In a word

ماء

  1. مـMim at the startm as in moon
  2. ـاAlif at the endlong a, often carries the hamzadoes not connect to the left
  3. ءHamza standing aloneglottal stop, as in uh-ohdoes not connect to the left
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Many Arabic letters share the same body and differ only by dots above or below. In a tattoo a single dot decides which letter is there — ب، ت and ث have the same bowl. Tattooed too small, the dot blurs as the skin heals.

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