حنا

See also: حنأ and خنا

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح ن و (ḥ n w)
6 terms

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. (transitive) to bend, to curve
2. to twist (someone's arm, etc.)
3. to bow (one's head)
4. to lean [with إِلَى (ʔilā) or عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘towards someone’]
5. to peel, to debark (a branch, etc.)
6. to string (a bow) (for shooting arrows)
7. to make (a bow) (for shooting arrows)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَنَا

(form-I final-weak, verbal noun حَنْو)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حَنْو ḥanw
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						حَانٍ ḥānin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَحْنُوّ maḥnuww
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَنَوْتُ ḥanawtu	حَنَوْتَ ḥanawta	حَنَا ḥanā		حَنَوْتُمَا ḥanawtumā	حَنَوَا ḥanawā		حَنَوْنَا ḥanawnā	حَنَوْتُمْ ḥanawtum	حَنَوْا ḥanaw
	f		حَنَوْتِ ḥanawti	حَنَتْ ḥanat			حَنَتَا ḥanatā			حَنَوْتُنَّ ḥanawtunna	حَنَوْنَ ḥanawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْنُو ʔaḥnū	تَحْنُو taḥnū	يَحْنُو yaḥnū		تَحْنُوَانِ taḥnuwāni	يَحْنُوَانِ yaḥnuwāni		نَحْنُو naḥnū	تَحْنُونَ taḥnūna	يَحْنُونَ yaḥnūna
	f		تَحْنِينَ taḥnīna	تَحْنُو taḥnū			تَحْنُوَانِ taḥnuwāni			تَحْنُونَ taḥnūna	يَحْنُونَ yaḥnūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْنُوَ ʔaḥnuwa	تَحْنُوَ taḥnuwa	يَحْنُوَ yaḥnuwa		تَحْنُوَا taḥnuwā	يَحْنُوَا yaḥnuwā		نَحْنُوَ naḥnuwa	تَحْنُوا taḥnū	يَحْنُوا yaḥnū
	f		تَحْنِي taḥnī	تَحْنُوَ taḥnuwa			تَحْنُوَا taḥnuwā			تَحْنُونَ taḥnūna	يَحْنُونَ yaḥnūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْنُ ʔaḥnu	تَحْنُ taḥnu	يَحْنُ yaḥnu		تَحْنُوَا taḥnuwā	يَحْنُوَا yaḥnuwā		نَحْنُ naḥnu	تَحْنُوا taḥnū	يَحْنُوا yaḥnū
	f		تَحْنِي taḥnī	تَحْنُ taḥnu			تَحْنُوَا taḥnuwā			تَحْنُونَ taḥnūna	يَحْنُونَ yaḥnūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُحْنُ uḥnu			اُحْنُوَا uḥnuwā				اُحْنُوا uḥnū
	f		اُحْنِي uḥnī							اُحْنُونَ uḥnūna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُنِيتُ ḥunītu	حُنِيتَ ḥunīta	حُنِيَ ḥuniya		حُنِيتُمَا ḥunītumā	حُنِيَا ḥuniyā		حُنِينَا ḥunīnā	حُنِيتُمْ ḥunītum	حُنُوا ḥunū
	f		حُنِيتِ ḥunīti	حُنِيَتْ ḥuniyat			حُنِيَتَا ḥuniyatā			حُنِيتُنَّ ḥunītunna	حُنِينَ ḥunīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحْنَى ʔuḥnā	تُحْنَى tuḥnā	يُحْنَى yuḥnā		تُحْنَيَانِ tuḥnayāni	يُحْنَيَانِ yuḥnayāni		نُحْنَى nuḥnā	تُحْنَوْنَ tuḥnawna	يُحْنَوْنَ yuḥnawna
	f		تُحْنَيْنَ tuḥnayna	تُحْنَى tuḥnā			تُحْنَيَانِ tuḥnayāni			تُحْنَيْنَ tuḥnayna	يُحْنَيْنَ yuḥnayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْنَى ʔuḥnā	تُحْنَى tuḥnā	يُحْنَى yuḥnā		تُحْنَيَا tuḥnayā	يُحْنَيَا yuḥnayā		نُحْنَى nuḥnā	تُحْنَوْا tuḥnaw	يُحْنَوْا yuḥnaw
	f		تُحْنَيْ tuḥnay	تُحْنَى tuḥnā			تُحْنَيَا tuḥnayā			تُحْنَيْنَ tuḥnayna	يُحْنَيْنَ yuḥnayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْنَ ʔuḥna	تُحْنَ tuḥna	يُحْنَ yuḥna		تُحْنَيَا tuḥnayā	يُحْنَيَا yuḥnayā		نُحْنَ nuḥna	تُحْنَوْا tuḥnaw	يُحْنَوْا yuḥnaw
	f		تُحْنَيْ tuḥnay	تُحْنَ tuḥna			تُحْنَيَا tuḥnayā			تُحْنَيْنَ tuḥnayna	يُحْنَيْنَ yuḥnayna

Verb

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

1. to be attached to, to be affectionate towards [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone’]
2. to sympathize, to commiserate [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘with someone’]
3. to care for one's children and not remarry (of a widow)
4. to submit to a male animal (of a ewe or cow)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَنَا

(form-I final-weak, verbal noun حُنُوّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حُنُوّ ḥunuww
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						حَانٍ ḥānin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَحْنُوّ maḥnuww
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَنَوْتُ ḥanawtu	حَنَوْتَ ḥanawta	حَنَا ḥanā		حَنَوْتُمَا ḥanawtumā	حَنَوَا ḥanawā		حَنَوْنَا ḥanawnā	حَنَوْتُمْ ḥanawtum	حَنَوْا ḥanaw
	f		حَنَوْتِ ḥanawti	حَنَتْ ḥanat			حَنَتَا ḥanatā			حَنَوْتُنَّ ḥanawtunna	حَنَوْنَ ḥanawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْنُو ʔaḥnū	تَحْنُو taḥnū	يَحْنُو yaḥnū		تَحْنُوَانِ taḥnuwāni	يَحْنُوَانِ yaḥnuwāni		نَحْنُو naḥnū	تَحْنُونَ taḥnūna	يَحْنُونَ yaḥnūna
	f		تَحْنِينَ taḥnīna	تَحْنُو taḥnū			تَحْنُوَانِ taḥnuwāni			تَحْنُونَ taḥnūna	يَحْنُونَ yaḥnūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْنُوَ ʔaḥnuwa	تَحْنُوَ taḥnuwa	يَحْنُوَ yaḥnuwa		تَحْنُوَا taḥnuwā	يَحْنُوَا yaḥnuwā		نَحْنُوَ naḥnuwa	تَحْنُوا taḥnū	يَحْنُوا yaḥnū
	f		تَحْنِي taḥnī	تَحْنُوَ taḥnuwa			تَحْنُوَا taḥnuwā			تَحْنُونَ taḥnūna	يَحْنُونَ yaḥnūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْنُ ʔaḥnu	تَحْنُ taḥnu	يَحْنُ yaḥnu		تَحْنُوَا taḥnuwā	يَحْنُوَا yaḥnuwā		نَحْنُ naḥnu	تَحْنُوا taḥnū	يَحْنُوا yaḥnū
	f		تَحْنِي taḥnī	تَحْنُ taḥnu			تَحْنُوَا taḥnuwā			تَحْنُونَ taḥnūna	يَحْنُونَ yaḥnūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُحْنُ uḥnu			اُحْنُوَا uḥnuwā				اُحْنُوا uḥnū
	f		اُحْنِي uḥnī							اُحْنُونَ uḥnūna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	حُنِيَ ḥuniya		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُحْنَى yuḥnā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُحْنَى yuḥnā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُحْنَ yuḥna		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “حنا”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 663

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/

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Pronoun

حنا • (ḥna)

1. we (subject pronoun)

See also

Moroccan Arabic personal pronouns
		Singular	Plural
1st person		آنا (ʔāna), أنا (ʔana)	حنا (ḥnā)
2nd person	m	انت (ntā), انتينا (ntīna), انتين (ntīn)	انتوما (ntūma), انتوم (ntūm)
	f	انت (ntī), انتينا (ntīna), انتين (ntīn)
3rd person	m	هو (huwwa)	هوما (hūma), هوم (hūm)
	f	هي (hiyya)

Persian

Alternative forms

• حناء (Archaic, or prescribed spelling, Dari)

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)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hin.nɑːʔ], [hin.nɑː], [hi.nɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪ.nɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪ.nɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.nɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.nɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.nɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hi.nɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	hinnā', hinnā, hinā
Dari reading?	hinā
Iranian reading?	hanâ
Tajik reading?	hino

Noun

حنا • (hanâ)

1. henna (reddish plant substance)

Derived terms

• حنائی, the color

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حنا (hinā), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.nɑː/

Noun

حِنا • (hinā) f (Hindi spelling हिना)

1. henna (the plant (Lawsonia inermis) and the dye prepared from it)

Synonyms

• مِہن٘دی (mehãdī)

Derived terms

• حنائی (hinā'ī)