henna

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”).

• IPA^(key): /hɛnə/
• Rhymes: -ɛnə

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:  

• → Greek: χένα (chéna)

henna (not comparable)

1. Of a rich reddish-brown colour.

henna (third-person singular simple present hennas, present participle hennaing, simple past and past participle hennaed)

1. (transitive) To dye or tattoo with henna.

• Appendix:Colors

• henna at OneLook Dictionary Search

• Henan

henna

1. henna (dye and color)

• hennapensas
• hennata

• Hanne

• enna

Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء‎‎ (ḥinnāʾ).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.na/, [ˈɛn̺n̺ä]
• Rhymes: -ɛnna
• Hyphenation: hèn‧na

henna f (plural henne)

1. (botany) henna (Lawsonia inermis)

   Synonyms: alcanna, henné

2. henna (dye)

   Synonyms: henné, lawsone

3. (uncountable) henna (color)

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

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

henna f

1. hen

• hano
• huon

• German: Henne

• IPA^(key): /ˈxena/

henna m (plural hennas)

1. henna (Lawsonia inermis)

   Synonym: alheña