henna

See also: Henna, hénna, and henną

English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛnə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnə

Noun

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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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Greek: χένα (chéna)

Translations

Adjective

henna (not comparable)

  1. Of a rich reddish-brown colour.

Verb

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

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

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Colors

References

  • “henna”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Cornish

Pronoun

henna m

  1. that one

Finnish

Etymology

From English henna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

henna

  1. henna (dye and color)

Declension

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
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hennansa hennansa
accusative nom. hennansa hennansa
gen. hennansa
genitive hennansa hennojensa
hennainsa rare
partitive hennaansa hennojaan
hennojansa
inessive hennassaan
hennassansa 		hennoissaan
hennoissansa
elative hennastaan
hennastansa 		hennoistaan
hennoistansa
illative hennaansa hennoihinsa
adessive hennallaan
hennallansa 		hennoillaan
hennoillansa
ablative hennaltaan
hennaltansa 		hennoiltaan
hennoiltansa
allative hennalleen
hennallensa 		hennoilleen
hennoillensa
essive hennanaan
hennanansa 		hennoinaan
hennoinansa
translative hennakseen
hennaksensa 		hennoikseen
hennoiksensa
abessive hennattaan
hennattansa 		hennoittaan
hennoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — hennoineen
hennoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛn.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnna
  • Hyphenation: hèn‧na

Noun

henna f (plural henne)

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

Further reading

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

Maltese

Root
h-n-j
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic هَنَّأَ (hannaʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːn.na/, /ˈħɛn.na/
  • Homophones: għenna (form 1), ħenna (form 2)

Verb

henna (imperfect jhenni, past participle mhenni)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of henna (Form II)
positive forms
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
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m hennejtx hennejtx henniex hennejniex hennejtux hennewx
f hennietx
imperfect m nhennix thennix jhennix nhennux thennux jhennux
f thennix
imperative thennix thennux

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Noun

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

  1. henna

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Noun

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

  1. henna

References

Anagrams

Old High German

Etymology

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

Noun

henna f

  1. hen

Descendants

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛn.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnna
  • Syllabification: hen‧na

Noun

henna f

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

Declension

Declension of henna
singular
nominative henna
genitive henny
dative hennie
accusative hennę
instrumental henną
locative hennie
vocative henno

Derived terms

adjective
  • hennowy

Further reading

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

henna f (plural hennas)

  1. henna (Lawsonia inermis)
    Synonym: alheña

Further reading

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