hamsa
/ˈhæm.sə/noun
hamsa is spelled H-A-M-S-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hamsa means “The Hand of Fatima” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hamsa is hamsas.
How many letters and syllables are in hamsa?
| Letters | 5: H-A-M-S-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hamsa?
Hamsa appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hamsa?
- /ˈhæm.sə/
- /ˈhɑm.sə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with hamsa?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hamsa.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shama.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hamsa
- hamsas plural
- khamsah
- khamsa
- chamsa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hamsa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The Hand of Fatima.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hamsa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Hand of Fatima – see also Hand of Fatima:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | khamsa |
| Portuguese | hamsá, chamsá |
| Spanish | jamsa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hamsa come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew חַמְסָה (khámsa), from Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, “five”), used among Jews of Arabic origin for the fingers on the hand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).