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 ” ) .
Noun
henna (countable and uncountable , plural hennas )
( countable ) A shrub , Lawsonia inermis , having fragrant reddish flowers
( 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.
( countable and uncountable ) A rich reddish -brown colour.
henna:
Translations
dye
Arabic: حِنَّاء ( ḥinnāʔ )
Armenian: հինա (hy) ( hina )
Assamese: জেতুকা ( zetuka )
Azerbaijani: xına (az) , həna
Bengali: মেহেদী ( mehedi )
Bulgarian: къна f ( kǎna )
Catalan: alquena (ca) f , henna (ca) f
Dargwa: хина ( χina )
Dutch: henna (nl)
Finnish: henna (fi)
French: henné (fr) m
German: Henna (de) f or n
Greek: χένα (el) f ( chéna )
Ancient: κύπρος f ( kúpros )
Hawaiian: menekikā
Hebrew: חִינָה (he) f ( ḥína )
Hindi: मेंहदी f ( mẽhdī ) , मेहंदी f ( mehandī ) , हिना (hi) f ( hinā ) , हीना (hi) f ( hīnā )
Interlingua: henna
Italian: henné m
Japanese: ヘンナ 染料 (へんなせんりょう, hennasenryō)
Kannada: ಗೋರಂಟಿ (kn) ( gōraṇṭi )
Kazakh: қына ( qyna )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: خەنە ( xene )
Macedonian: кана f ( kana )
Malay: inai (ms)
Maori: hena
Ngazidja Comorian: yina class 9
Persian: حنا (fa) ( hanâ )
Polish: henna (pl) f
Portuguese: hena (pt)
Punjabi: ਮਹਿੰਦੀ f ( mahindī ) , ਹਿਨਾ f ( hinā )
Romanian: henna (ro) f , cana (ro) f
Russian: хна (ru) f ( xna )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: кана f
Roman: kana (sh) f
Spanish: alheña (es) f , henna (es) f , hena
Sylheti: ꠝꠘ꠆ꠖꠤ ( mondi )
Turkish: kına (tr)
Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎔𐎗 ( kpr )
Ukrainian: хна f ( xna )
Urdu: مینہدی f ( meṅhdī ) , حنا (ur) f ( hinā )
Yoruba: làálì
Verb
henna (third-person singular simple present hennas , present participle hennaing , simple past and past participle hennaed )
( transitive ) To dye or tattoo with henna.
Translations
to dye or tattoo with henna
References
“henna ”, in OneLook Dictionary Search .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈhenːɑ/ , [ˈhe̞nːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -enːɑ
Syllabification(key ) : hen‧na
Noun
henna
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.
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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
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Further reading
henna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Verb
henna (imperfect jhenni , past participle mhenni )
( often religion , of God or godly life ) to make happy ; to enbliss
Conjugation
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Noun
henna m (definite singular hennaen , indefinite plural hennaer , definite plural hennaene )
henna
Noun
henna m (definite singular hennaen , indefinite plural hennaer or hennaar , definite plural hennaene or hennaane )
henna
Noun
henna f
hen
Descendants
Middle High German: henne
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈxɛn.na/
Rhymes: -ɛnna
Syllabification: hen‧na
Further reading
henna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
henna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈxenna/ [ˈxẽn.na] , /ˈxena/ [ˈxe.na]
Rhymes: -enna , -ena
Syllabification: hen‧na