Hamsa (disambiguation)

Hamsa or Khamsa can refer to:

• Arabic خمسة "five, quintet"
  • Ḫamsa, a Near Eastern symbol often used as a protective amulet
  • a commonly used alternative name for the Panj Ganj or Quinary, i.e. quintet of Nizami's first five great epics
• Sanskrit हंस haṃsá
  • the Sanskrit for "swan" or "goose", see Hamsa (bird)
  • a mystical name of the letter h in Sanskrit, see Shiksha
  • A subsidiary Purana in Hinduism
  • a mantra, see Soham (Sanskrit)
• Hamsa (musical group) (חמסה), an Israeli musical quintet.

See also

• Hamza
• Hamza (disambiguation)
• Khamsa (disambiguation)