Hand of Fatima

noun

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

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Meanings

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

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

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

    Synonyms: hamsa, Hand of Miriam, Hand of Mary

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
hamsaHand of MiriamHand of Mary
Also see
hand of maryhand of miriam

Translations

Arabic يَد فَاطِمَة
  • يَد فَاطِمَة (yed fāṭima)symbol — see also hamsa
German Hand der Fatima
  • Hand der Fatimasymbol — see also hamsa
Hebrew חמסה
  • חמסהsymbol — see also hamsa
Polish ręka Fatimy
  • ręka Fatimysymbol — see also hamsa
Cite this entry
APA

Hand of Fatima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hand%20of%20Fatima

MLA

“Hand of Fatima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hand%20of%20Fatima. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hand of Fatima,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hand%20of%20Fatima.

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