Ḥinnāʾ
حِنّاء
Say it hin-NAA
Henna, the dye plant
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ḥ-n-ʾ
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Hina, Henna, Hinna
Meaning & source
Henna, the well-known dye plant.
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والحِنّاءُ، بِالْمَدِّ وَالتَّشْدِيدِ: مَعْرُوفٌ، والحِنّاءَةُ: أَخصُّ مِنْهُ، وَالْجَمْعُ حِنّانٌ، عَنْ أَبي حَنِيفَةَ، وأَنشد: وَلَقَدْ أَرُوحَ بِلِمّةٍ فَيْنانةٍ
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.