# henna
## English
### 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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hɛnə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛnə

### 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:

#### Derived terms

* black henna
* henna tattoo
* henna tree

#### Descendants

* → Greek: χένα (chéna)

#### Translations
### Adjective

henna (not comparable)
* Of a rich reddish-brown colour.

### 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
### See also

* Appendix:Colors

### References

* “henna”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

### Anagrams

* Henan

## Cornish
### Pronoun

henna m
* that one

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English henna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -enːɑ
* Hyphenation: hen‧na

### Noun

henna
* henna (dye and color)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
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 :

#### Derived terms

* hennata
* hennapensas

### Further reading

* “henna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* Hanne

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* enna

### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛn.na/
* Rhymes: -ɛnna
* Hyphenation: hèn‧na

### Noun

henna f (plural henne)
* henna (Lawsonia inermis) (plant)
    Synonyms: alcanna, henné
* henna (dye)
    Synonyms: henné, lawsone
* (uncountable) henna (color)

### Further reading

* henna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Maltese

* Root
* h-n-j
* 4 terms

### Etymology

From Arabic هَنَّأَ (hannaʔa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛːn.na/, /ˈħɛn.na/
* Homophones: għenna (form 1), ħenna (form 2)

### Verb

henna (imperfect jhenni, past participle mhenni)
* (often religion, of God or godly life) to make happy; to enbliss

#### Conjugation
### See also

* ħenn

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

### Noun

henna m (definite singular hennaen, indefinite plural hennaer, definite plural hennaene)
* henna

### References

* “henna” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

### Noun

henna m (definite singular hennaen, indefinite plural hennaer or hennaar, definite plural hennaene or hennaane)
* henna

### References

* “henna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* Hanne, hanen, hanne

## Old High German
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hannju (“hen”). Compare Old English henn, hænn, also Old Norse hœna. See also huon.

### Noun

henna f
* hen

#### Related terms

* hano
* huon

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: henne
** Cimbrian: hénna, henn (Luserna)
** German: Henne

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English henna, French henné, German Henna, ultimately from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), probably from Middle Persian hndʾd (*hannāy-).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxɛn.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛnna
* Syllabification: hen‧na

### Noun

henna f
* henna (shrub Lawsonia inermis)
    Synonym: lawsonia
* henna (dye)
* henna (colour)

#### Derived terms

* hennowy

### Further reading

* henna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* henna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* jena, gena

### Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxenna/ [ˈxẽn.na], /ˈxena/ [ˈxe.na]
* Rhymes: -enna, -ena
* Syllabification: hen‧na

### Noun

henna f (plural hennas)
* henna (Lawsonia inermis)
    Synonym: alheña

### Further reading

* “henna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10