See also: Henna, hénna, and henną

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), the name of the tree used to make the dye, probably from Middle Persian [script needed] (*hannāy-, to smear, anoint).

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henna (countable and uncountable, plural hennas)

  1. (countable) A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
  2. (countable, uncountable) A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.
  3. (countable and uncountable) A rich reddish-brown colour.
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Descendants

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  • Greek: χένα (chéna)

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Adjective

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henna (not comparable)

  1. Of a rich reddish-brown colour.

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henna (third-person singular simple present hennas, present participle hennaing, simple past and past participle hennaed)

  1. (transitive) To dye or tattoo with henna.

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References

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  • henna”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Cornish

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Pronoun

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henna m

  1. that one

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English henna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -enːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): hen‧na

Noun

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henna

  1. henna (dye and color)

Declension

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Inflection of henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative henna hennat
genitive hennan hennojen
partitive hennaa hennoja
illative hennaan hennoihin
singular plural
nominative henna hennat
accusative nom. henna hennat
gen. hennan
genitive hennan hennojen
hennain rare
partitive hennaa hennoja
inessive hennassa hennoissa
elative hennasta hennoista
illative hennaan hennoihin
adessive hennalla hennoilla
ablative hennalta hennoilta
allative hennalle hennoille
essive hennana hennoina
translative hennaksi hennoiksi
abessive hennatta hennoitta
instructive hennoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hennani hennani
accusative nom. hennani hennani
gen. hennani
genitive hennani hennojeni
hennaini rare
partitive hennaani hennojani
inessive hennassani hennoissani
elative hennastani hennoistani
illative hennaani hennoihini
adessive hennallani hennoillani
ablative hennaltani hennoiltani
allative hennalleni hennoilleni
essive hennanani hennoinani
translative hennakseni hennoikseni
abessive hennattani hennoittani
instructive
comitative hennoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hennasi hennasi
accusative nom. hennasi hennasi
gen. hennasi
genitive hennasi hennojesi
hennaisi rare
partitive hennaasi hennojasi
inessive hennassasi hennoissasi
elative hennastasi hennoistasi
illative hennaasi hennoihisi
adessive hennallasi hennoillasi
ablative hennaltasi hennoiltasi
allative hennallesi hennoillesi
essive hennanasi hennoinasi
translative hennaksesi hennoiksesi
abessive hennattasi hennoittasi
instructive
comitative hennoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hennamme hennamme
accusative nom. hennamme hennamme
gen. hennamme
genitive hennamme hennojemme
hennaimme rare
partitive hennaamme hennojamme
inessive hennassamme hennoissamme
elative hennastamme hennoistamme
illative hennaamme hennoihimme
adessive hennallamme hennoillamme
ablative hennaltamme hennoiltamme
allative hennallemme hennoillemme
essive hennanamme hennoinamme
translative hennaksemme hennoiksemme
abessive hennattamme hennoittamme
instructive
comitative hennoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hennanne hennanne
accusative nom. hennanne hennanne
gen. hennanne
genitive hennanne hennojenne
hennainne rare
partitive hennaanne hennojanne
inessive hennassanne hennoissanne
elative hennastanne hennoistanne
illative hennaanne hennoihinne
adessive hennallanne hennoillanne
ablative hennaltanne hennoiltanne
allative hennallenne hennoillenne
essive hennananne hennoinanne
translative hennaksenne hennoiksenne
abessive hennattanne hennoittanne
instructive
comitative hennoinenne

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

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Noun

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henna f (plural henne)

  1. henna (Lawsonia inermis) (plant)
    Synonyms: alcanna, henné
  2. henna (dye)
    Synonyms: henné, lawsone
  3. (uncountable) henna (color)

Further reading

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  • henna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maltese

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Root
h-n-j
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic هَنَّأَ (hannaʔa).

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henna (imperfect jhenni, past participle mhenni)

  1. (often religion, of God or godly life) to make happy; to enbliss

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of henna
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m hennejt hennejt henna hennejna hennejtu hennew
f henniet
imperfect m nhenni thenni jhenni nhennu thennu jhennu
f thenni
imperative henni hennu

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

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henna m (definite singular hennaen, indefinite plural hennaer, definite plural hennaene)

  1. henna

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

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henna m (definite singular hennaen, indefinite plural hennaer or hennaar, definite plural hennaene or hennaane)

  1. henna

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hannju (hen). Compare Old English henn, hænn, also Old Norse hœna. See also huon.

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henna f

  1. hen
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Polish

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Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English henna, French henné, German Henna, ultimately from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), probably from Middle Persian hndʾd (*hannāy-).

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henna f

  1. henna (shrub Lawsonia inermis)
    Synonym: lawsonia
  2. henna (dye)
  3. henna (colour)

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Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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  • henna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • henna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxenna/ [ˈxẽn.na], /ˈxena/ [ˈxe.na]
  • Rhymes: -enna, -ena
  • Syllabification: hen‧na

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henna f (plural hennas)

  1. henna (Lawsonia inermis)
    Synonym: alheña

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