חמסה
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Hebrew
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Etymology
[edit]From Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, “five”), for the five fingers on the hand.
Noun
[edit]חַמְסָה • (khámsa) f (plural indefinite חַמְסוֹת, singular construct חַמְסָת־)
- the Hand of Fatima, the hamsa amulet
- בְּפֶתַח דִּירָתָם הַחֲדָשָׁה הֵם תָּלוּ חַמְסָה מְעֻטֶּרֶת
- b-fétaḥ diratam ha-ḥadasha hem tálu ḥamsa m'uṭeret
- On the entrance of their new apartment they hung a decorated hamsa
Further reading
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חמסה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
