Hamsa
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Hamsa or Khamsa can refer to:
- Arabic "five, quintet"
- ḪamsaHamsaHamsa or Khamsa can refer to:*Arabic "five, quintet"** Ḫamsa, a Near Eastern symbol often used as a protective amulet** a commonly used alternative name for the Panj Ganj or Quinary, ie quintet of Nizami's first five great epics*Sanskrit ...
, a Near Eastern symbol often used as a protective amulet - a commonly used alternative name for the Panj Ganj or Quinary, ie quintet of Nizami's first five great epics
- Ḫamsa
- Sanskrit
- the Sanskrit for "swan" or "goose", see Hamsa (bird)
- a mystical name of the letter h in Sanskrit, see ShikshaShikshaShiksha is one of the six Vedangas, treating the traditional Hindu science of phonetics and phonology of Sanskrit.Its aim is the teaching of the correct pronunciation of the Vedic hymns and mantras...
- A subsidiary Purana in Hinduism
- a mantra, see Soham (Sanskrit)Soham (Sanskrit)Soham is the Sanskrit for "I myself" or "It is I" or "He is I".When it applies to a person's name, according to Vedic philosophy it means identifying oneself with the universe or ultimate reality. Some say that when a child is born it cries Koham-Koham which means Who am I?. That is when the...
- Hamsa (musical group)Hamsa (musical group)Hamsa is an Israeli musical quintet, perhaps best described as an Israeli Spice Girls. The group was formed in 2001 by music producers Eyal Buchbut and Dror Margalit...
(חמסה), an Israeli musical quintet.