• Itchy Left Index Finger Meaning
• Index Finger Meaning Woman
• Mole On Index Finger Meaning
• Index Finger Meaning In Marathi

• INDEX FINGER definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary index finger meaning: 1. The finger next to the thumb 2. The finger next to the thumb 3. The finger next to the thumb.
• Women whose left index and ring fingers are different lengths are more likely to be lesbians, a study suggests. Scientists measured the fingers of 18 pairs of female identical twins, where one was.
• However, pointing a finger has a meaning in different countries too. In the Middle East and Far East use the index and middle fingers together or the whole hand to point something out. In the USA it can be a friendly gesture that can mean 'you're cool' when doing this gesture to someone you're talking to directly and in a friendly fashion.

Itchy Finger – Superstition and Meaning July 1, 2019 0 People have many different superstitions related to every part of the body, so fingers are no different. Perhaps one of the best examples of this is the 'hand horn,' also known as the 'corna,' where only the pinky and the index finger point up while the other fingers are held in the palm under the thumb.

The index finger (also referred to as forefinger,^[1]first finger,^[2]pointer finger, trigger finger, digitus secundus,digitus II, and many other terms) is the second finger of a human hand. It is located between the first and third digits, between the thumb and the middle finger. It is usually the most dextrous and sensitive finger of the hand, though not the longest – it is shorter than the middle finger, and may be shorter or longer than the ring finger – see digit ratio.

'Index finger' literally means 'pointing finger', from the same Latin source as indicate; its anatomical names are 'index finger' and 'second digit'.

Anatomy[edit]

The index finger has three phalanges. The index finger does not contain any muscles, but is controlled by muscles in the hand by attachments of tendons to the bones.

Uses[edit]

A lone index finger held vertically is often used to represent the number1 (but finger counting differs across cultures), or when held up or moved side to side (finger-wagging), it can be an admonitory gesture. With the hand held palm out and the thumb and middle fingers touching, it represents the letter d in the American Sign Language alphabet.

Pointing[edit]

Pointing with index finger may be used to indicate an item or person.^[3]

Itchy Left Index Finger Meaning

Around the age of one year, babies begin pointing to communicate relatively complex thoughts, including interest, desire, information, and more. Pointing in human babies can demonstrate the theory of mind, or ability to understand what other people are thinking. This gesture may form one basis for the development of human language. Non-human primates, lacking the ability to formulate ideas about what others are thinking, use pointing in much less complex ways.^[4] However, dogs^[5] and elephants^[6] do understand finger pointing.

In some countries, particularly the Ethnic Malays in Malaysia, pointing using index finger is rude, hence thumb is used instead.

Greeting[edit]

In the Netherlands sticking up your index finger with your palm faced towards someone is a greeting.

Index finger in Islam[edit]

In Islam raising the index finger signifies the Tawhīd (تَوْحِيد), which denotes the indivisible oneness of God. It is used to express the unity of God ('there is no god but Allah').

In Arabic, the index or fore finger is called musabbiḥa (مُسَبِّحة), mostly used with the definite article: al-musabbiḥa (الْمُسَبِّحة). Sometimes also as-sabbāḥa (السَّبّاحة) is used.^[7][8] The Arabic verb سَبَّحَ - which shares the same root as the Arabic word for index finger - means to praise or glorify God by saying: 'Subḥāna Allāh' (سُبْحانَ الله).

Ancient Roman use[edit]

Romans used the index finger while fighting because the index finger asserted that the enemy was in front of them.^{[citation needed]}

Gestures in art[edit]

As an artistic convention, the index finger pointing at the viewer is in the form of a command or summons. Two famous examples of this are recruiting posters used during World War I by the United Kingdom and the United States.

The index finger pointing up is a sign of teaching authority. This is shown in the depiction of Plato in the School of Athens by Raphael.^[9]

Index Finger Meaning Woman

See also[edit]

• Digit ratio, comparative lengths of the index finger and ring finger and androgen levels in utero

References[edit]

1. ^'forefinger - definition of forefinger in English | Oxford Dictionaries'. Oxford Dictionaries | English. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
2. ^'first finger - definition of first finger in English | Oxford Dictionaries'. Oxford Dictionaries | English. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
3. ^Gary Imai. 'Gestures: Body Language and Nonverbal Communication'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on March 31, 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
4. ^Day, Nicholas (26 March 2013). 'Research on babies and pointing reveals the action's importance'. Slate. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
5. ^Kirchhofer, Katharina C.; Zimmermann, Felizitas; Kaminski, Juliane; Tomasello, Michael (2012). 'Dogs (Canis familiaris), but Not Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Understand Imperative Pointing'. PLoS ONE. 7 (2): e30913. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...730913K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030913. PMC3275610. PMID22347411. Lay summary – Science Daily (February 8, 2012).
6. ^Goodman, M.; Sterner, K. N.; Islam, M.; Uddin, M.; Sherwood, C. C.; Hof, P. R.; Hou, Z. C.; Lipovich, L.; Jia, H.; Grossman, L. I.; Wildman, D. E. (2009). 'Phylogenomic analyses reveal convergent patterns of adaptive evolution in elephant and human ancestries'. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (49): 20824–9. Bibcode:2009PNAS..10620824G. doi:10.1073/pnas.0911239106. JSTOR40536081. PMC2791620. PMID19926857. Lay summary – Wired UK (October 10, 2013).
7. ^Drißner, Gerald (2016). Islam for Nerds - 500 Questions and Answers. Berlin: createspace. p. 521. ISBN978-1530860180.
8. ^'What does it mean when a Muslim raises the index-finger?'. Arabic for Nerds. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
9. ^Brusati, Celeste; Enenkel, Karl A. E.; Melion, Walter (Nov 11, 2011). The Authority of the Word: Reflecting on Image and Text in Northern Europe, 1400-1700. Brill. p. 168. ISBN9004215158.

External links[edit]

Mole On Index Finger Meaning

Media related to Index fingers at Wikimedia Commons

Index Finger Meaning In Marathi