See also: حنأ and خنا

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ح ن و (ḥ-n-w); compare ح ن ي (ḥ-n-y) and حَنَى (ḥanā, to bend). Cognate to Hebrew חָנָה (to decline, bend down).

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حَنَا (ḥanā) I, non-past يَحْنُو‎ (yaḥnū)

  1. to bend, crook
  2. to contort
  3. to bend the head

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حَنَا (ḥanā) I, non-past يَحْنُو‎ (yaḥnū)

  1. to make a bow

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حَنَا (ḥanā) I, non-past يَحْنُو‎ (yaḥnū)

  1. to lean towards, incline
  2. (construed with عَلَى (ʕalā)) to have an inclination for

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Etymology edit

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), from verb حَنَّأَ (ḥannaʔa).

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حنا (ḧna)

  1. henna (Lawsonia inermis) (clarification of this definition is needed)

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From a variant of Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu). Compare Hijazi Arabic احنا (iḥna) and Gulf Arabic احنا (iḥna, aḥna).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħna/
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Pronoun edit

حنا (ḥna)

  1. we (subject pronoun)

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Moroccan Arabic personal pronouns
Singular Plural
1st person آنا (ʔāna), أنا (ʔana) حنا (ḥnā)
2nd person m انت (ntā), انتينا (ntīna), انتين (ntīn) انتوما (ntūma), انتوم (ntūm)
f انت (ntī), انتينا (ntīna), انتين (ntīn)
3rd person m هو (huwwa) هوما (hūma), هوم (hūm)
f هي (hiyya)

Persian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • حناء (Archaic, or prescribed spelling, Dari)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), from Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠*hannāyēd⁠/, to smear, anoint) (compare Middle Persian 𐫀𐫗𐫇𐫅𐫃 (ʾnwdg /⁠annōdag⁠/, the anointed one, Messiah), whence Persian اندودن (andudan)).

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Readings
Classical reading? hinnā', hinnā, hinā
Dari reading? hinā
Iranian reading? hanâ
Tajik reading? hino

Noun edit

حنا (hanâ)

  1. henna (reddish plant substance)

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Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian حنا (hinā), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

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حِنا (hināf (Hindi spelling हिना)

  1. henna (the plant (Lawsonia inermis) and the dye prepared from it)

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