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

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Verb

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

  1. to make a bow

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Verb

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

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

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Laki

Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʾ), from verb حَنَّأَ (ḥannaʾa).

Noun

حنا (ḧna)

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʾ), 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 (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

  • حنائی

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʾ), from verb حَنَّأَ (ḥannaʾa).

Noun

حنا (ḥinnā) f

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

Synonyms

  • مینہدی

Derived terms

  • حنائی
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