henna

See also: Henna

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛnə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnə

Noun

henna (countable and uncountable, plural hennas)

  1. (countable) A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
  2. (countable) 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.
    henna colour:  

Descendants

  • Greek: χένα f (chéna, “henna”)

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 at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

Finnish

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
hennainrare
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
instructive — hennoin
abessive hennatta hennoitta
comitative — hennoineen

Derived terms

Anagrams

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanjō (“hen”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”). Compare Old English henn, hænn, also Old Norse hœna. See also huon.

Noun

henna f

  1. hen

Descendants

Spanish

Noun

henna m (plural hennas)

  1. henna (Lawsonia inermis)
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