حنا

See also: حنأ‎ and خنا‎

Arabic

Etymology

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”).

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

References

Verb

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

  1. to make a bow

Conjugation

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Verb

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

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

Conjugation

References

Laki

Etymology

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

Noun

حنا (ḧna)

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħna/
  • (file)

Pronoun

حنا • (ḥna)

  1. we (subject pronoun)

See also

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

Persian

Etymology

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)).

Noun

حنا • (hanâ)

  1. henna (reddish plant substance)

Derived terms

  • حنائی‎, the color

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء‎ (ḥinnāʔ) through Persian حنا‎ (hanâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

حِنا • (ḥinā) f (Hindi spelling हिना)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • حنائی‎ (hinā'ī)
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