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PRONUNCIATION OF HAND OF FATIMA

hand of Fatima  [hænd əv ˈfætɪmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAND OF FATIMA

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Hand of Fatima is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HAND OF FATIMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hand of Fatima

Hamsa

The hamsa is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout the Middle East and North Africa, and commonly used in jewelry and wall hangings. Depicting the open right hand, an image recognized and used as a sign of protection in many societies throughout history, the hamsa is believed to provide defense against the evil eye. The symbol predates Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In Islam, it is also known as the hand of Fatima, so named to commemorate Muhammad's daughter Fatima Zahra. Levantine Christians call it the hand of Mary, for the Virgin Mary. Jews refer to it as the hand of Miriam in remembrance of the biblical Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron. In Islam, the hamsa is called the Hand of Fatima, in honor of one of the daughters of the Prophet Mohammed. Some say that in Islamic tradition the five fingers represent the Five Pillars of Islam In Ottoman Turkish this sign is called: 'pence-i al-i aba', with 'pence' meaning 'hand' or 'five', referring to the household of the Islamic prophet Muhammed.

Definition of hand of Fatima in the English dictionary

The definition of hand of Fatima in the dictionary is the hand of Fatima a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAND OF FATIMA


aimer
ˈeɪmə
anima
ˈænɪmə
antepenultima
ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmə
cinema
ˈsɪnɪmə
climber
ˈklaɪmə
disclaimer
dɪsˈkleɪmə
etyma
ˈetɪmə
Fatima
ˈfætɪmə
gamer
ˈɡeɪmə
intima
ˈɪntɪmə
maxima
ˈmæksɪmə
minima
ˈmɪnɪmə
Mortimer
ˈmɔːtɪmə
optima
ˈɒptɪmə
penultima
pɪˈnʌltɪmə
polymer
ˈpɒlɪmə
primer
ˈpraɪmə
timer
ˈtaɪmə
ultima
ˈʌltɪmə
Zimmer
ˈzɪmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAND OF FATIMA

hand down
hand drill
hand glass
hand grenade
hand in
hand in glove
hand in hand
hand it to someone
hand leather
hand lotion
hand luggage
hand on
hand organ
hand over
hand over fist
hand puppet
hand setting
hand signal
hand towel
hand truck

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAND OF FATIMA

alla prima
arapaima
bima
Colima
Fukushima
Hiroshima
jemima
Kagoshima
Kohima
Lima
Mishima
Nevado de Colima
pessima
pima
Proxima
rima
Roraima
sima
Tolima
Tsushima

Synonyms and antonyms of hand of Fatima in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hand of Fatima» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAND OF FATIMA

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Translator English - Chinese

法蒂玛的手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mano de Fátima
570 millions of speakers

English

hand of Fatima
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फातिमा के हाथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يد فاطمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рука Фатимы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mão de Fátima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাতিমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

main de Fatima
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangan Fatima
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hand von Fatima
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファティマの手
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파티마 의 손
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangan Fatima
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tay của Fatima
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாத்திமாவின் கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फातिमाचा हात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fatima elinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mano di Fatima
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ręka Fatimy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рука Фатіми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mână de la Fatima
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το χέρι της Φατιμά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hand van Fatima
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hand av Fatima
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hånd Fatima
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hand of Fatima

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAND OF FATIMA»

Discover the use of hand of Fatima in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hand of Fatima and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hand of Fatima
Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose... 1564, the Kingdom of Granada. After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims.
Ildefonso Falcones de Sierra, Ildefonso Falcones, 2011
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The Hand of Fatima
1564, Granada.
Ildefonso Falcones, Ildefonso Falcones de Sierra, 2010
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The Hand of Fatima
Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose... 1564, the Kingdom of Granada.
Ildefonso Falcones, 2011
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Beyond The Exotic: Women's Histories In Islamic Societies
22 Discerning the Hand-of-Fatima An Iconologkal Investigation of the Role of Gender in Religious Art D I A N E A POSTOLOS-C A P P A D O N A Hand-of- Fatima. From the Arabic for "five" and the name Fatima. Artistic representation of the ...
Amira El Azhary Sonbol, 2005
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Satanism Today
The Hand of Fatima is frequently made of silver and jeweled with semiprecious stones. It is named after the daughter of the prophet Muhammad. Hands were also used as amulets on gates of Islamic buildings. Holy books of every culture ...
James R. Lewis, 2001
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Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to ...
The belief in the efficacy of the open hand is expressed in one of the best-loved amulets in the Islamic world, the so-called 'Hand of Fatima', a little hand worn as an elegant silver or golden piece of jewellery or else represented in red paint, ...
Annemarie Schimmel, 1994
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Berber Carpets of Morocco: The Symbols Origin and Meaning
sheltering hand of Fatima (khamsa) is considered the most important apotropaic sign in the Islamic world. Still today many specimens show unmistakably that they derive from sex symbolism. 25.4 (above) Morocco. Silver pendants, 12 cm long, ...
Bruno Barbatti, 2009
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From Near and Far: Short Fiction for ESL
... find her an excellent husband. In the beginning, she would live with her uncle and aunt. Yet she had bigger dreams than that: a successful career, her own apartment, and a good marriage. All her work at school. 196 The Hand Of Fatima.
John Sivell, 1992
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Enchanted Jewelry Of Egypt : The Traditional Art and Craft
There is also another shape of pendant in Siwa, a triangle made of silver or white metal with round empty spaces, made by casting, with hanging tiny hand-shaped pieces known as the 'hand of Fatima,' a reference to the hand of Fatima, ...
Azza Fahmy, 2007
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The House on Boulevard St: New and Selected Poems
The Hand of Fatima I have written elsewhere of the urine ceremony of the Baciga; the Jon Frum cargo cult of Efate, in Vanuatu; the harvest bingeing on three-penis wine in rural Shandong; the riotous bachelor houses of the Trobriand Islanders ...
David Kirby, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAND OF FATIMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hand of Fatima is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eid gifts – the essential 2015 guide
Middle East home-shopping network Citrusstv.com is selling Eid-themed baking moulds this month. We're loving the mauve Hand of Fatima gift ... «The National, Jul 15»
2
Jewels of flamboyance
Inspired by various traditions and cultures, Mystique models bear such symbols as a third eye, Hand of Fatima, a Mexican skull and yin yang. «Bangkok Post, Jun 15»
3
Azza Fahmy: A local empire with global presence
For example, “The Key of Life” is a continuation of our previous Pharonic collection, whilst “The hand of Fatima” is a local symbol that ... «Daily News Egypt, Jun 15»
4
What's Olivia Been Up To This Week?
It's the Hand Of Fatima (part of their Good Karma range), and the idea is it'll protect me from badness, which is pretty mega. And it looks good ... «EntertainmentWise, Jun 15»
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India Ink: Trends, skin deep
What's in: 'Spiritual themes' like mandalas, the fruit/flower/tree of life, (Native American) dreamcatchers and the Hand of Fatima. Also popular ... «Daily News & Analysis, May 15»
6
Warding Off the Evil Eye in Athens
A protective amulet called Hamsa, or hand of Fatima, is widely used in the Middle East and North Africa: it is shaped as the palm of the right ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, May 15»
7
The idea of home
So she goes to the Jewish Quarter and in the interiors of Casa de Sefarad she discovers the hand of Fatima (the Prophet's daughter who is ... «Frontline, Apr 15»
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BitcoinTalk's User WoodCollector Hid 5000 Btc and Here's the Key …
The heart of a lion, the drive of a stampede of bulls, with a touch of Moroccan elegance in his life represented by the hand of fatima. Photo and ... «Coinspeaker, Apr 15»
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Jews, Muslims And A Hamsa
And, as the conversation was reminding me, the hamsa is also a common motif in Islamic art, where it represents the Hand of Fatima, in honor ... «The Jewish Week, Feb 15»
10
Price of Freedom
In Istanbul, a youngster with wild curls and a Hand of Fatima pendant around her neck says of Haj Saleh's exile: “Isn't this a form of surrender? «Artforum, Jan 15»

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