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

References

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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