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khamsa

khamsa is the alternative form of hamsa.

Meaning of hamsa

Noun

hamsa (plural hamsas)

  1. The Hand of Fatima.
    • Reverence for the amulets cuts across religious boundaries. Jews come for Kabbalistic bracelets, glass hamsas or strings of ceramic pomegranates.2017 February 22, Sam Kestenbaum, “A Brooklyn Store That Specializes in the Evil Eye”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2021

Forms of khamsa

pluralkhamsas

Questions about khamsa

What is khamsa the alternative form of?
Khamsa is the alternative form of hamsa.

Words near khamsa in the dictionary

  1. Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi
  2. Khampa
  3. khamrabaevite
  4. Khams
  5. Khams Tibetan
  6. khamsa
  7. khamsas
  8. khamseen
  9. khamseens
  10. khamsin
  11. khamsins

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