Hand of Fatima

English

Noun

Hand of Fatima

2. An apotropaic symbol, in both Jewish and Islamic cultures, serving as a talisman against the "evil eye".

   Synonyms: hamsa, Hand of Miriam, Hand of Mary

   Hypernyms: amulet, charm

   Coordinate terms: nazar, God's eye

   • 1988, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, A Street in Marrakech, Waveland Press, →ISBN, page 276:

     I watched as Aisha bargained, unsuccessfully, for a charm against the Evil Eye, a pink-and-yellow plastic hand of Fatima decorated with sequins.

Translations

symbol — see also hamsa

German: Hand der Fatima f Hebrew: חמסה (he) Polish: ręka Fatimy (pl) f

See also

• hand of God

Further reading

• hamsa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia