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الحناء

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the plant henna and its use as a dye. It also extends to concepts of verdancy and lushness, and metaphorically to sexual intercourse.

Derived headwords

الحِنَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Henna (plant)both

    The plant used for its leaves, which are ground into a reddish-brown dye for hair, skin, and fabric.

حِنَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Dye from hennaboth

    The reddish-brown dye prepared from the henna plant, used for coloring.

حِنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of hennaclassical

    The plural form of the word for henna, referring to multiple instances or types of the plant or dye.

حَنَأَverb
  1. 1.
    To be verdantclassical

    To become green, lush, and abundant with vegetation.

  2. 2.
    To have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

حَانِئadjective
  1. 1.
    Verdantclassical

    Describing a place that is green, lush, and abundant with plants; used as an emphatic adjective.

حَنَّأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To dye with hennaboth

    To color or stain something, especially hair or skin, with henna dye.

تَحْنِيئًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Dyeing with hennaboth

    The act or process of dyeing with henna.

تَحْنِئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dyeing with hennaclassical

    An alternative form for the act or process of dyeing with henna.

تَحَنَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    To be dyed with hennaboth

    To become dyed or colored with henna.

الحِنَّاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Water wellclassical

    A well or water source.

  2. 2.
    Henna (name)classical

    A proper name, possibly derived from the plant.

الحِنَّاءَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Two sand dunesclassical

    A dual form referring to two specific sand dunes.

الحِنَّائِيُّونnoun
  1. 1.
    Henna sellersclassical

    People who sell henna, or are associated with its trade.

  2. 2.
    Hadith scholarsclassical

    Scholars of Hadith (sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad), named after their association with selling henna.

Parallel reading

الحِنَّاء، بالكسر: م، ج: حنآن، بالضم، وإلى بيعه ينسب إبراهيم بن علي، ويحيى بن محمد، وهارون بن مسلم، وعبد الله بن محمد القاضي، والحسين بن محمد صاحب الجزء، وأخوه علي، وجابر بن ياسين، ومحمد بن عبيد الله: الحنائيون، المحدثون.
Al-Hinna', with kasra: noun, plural: Hina'an, with damma, and attributed to the sale of it are Ibrahim bin Ali, Yahya bin Muhammad, Harun bin Muslim, Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Qadi, Al-Husayn bin Muhammad, the author of the Juz', his brother Ali, Jabir bin Yasin, and Muhammad bin Ubayd Allah: the Hina'iyyun, the Hadith scholars.
وحنأ المكان، كمنع: اخضر، والتف نبته،
And the place became verdant, like 'mana'a': it became green, and its vegetation grew thick.
والمرأة: جامعها.
And the woman: he had intercourse with her.
وأخضر حانئ: تأكيد.
And verdant Hani': an emphasis.
وحنأه تحنيئا وتحنئة: خضبه بالحناء فتحنأ.
And he dyed him/it with henna (tahni'an and tahni'ah): he stained it with henna, and it became dyed.
والحناءة: ركية، واسم.
And Al-Hinna'ah: a water well, and a name.
والحناءتان: رملتان.
And Al-Hinna'atan: two sand dunes.
ووادي الحناء: م بين زبيد وتعز.
And Wadi Al-Hinna': a place between Zubaid and Ta'izz.