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Yes. The word henna is a Scrabble US word. The word henna is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word henna is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

HENNA,

4-letter words (2 found)

HAEN,NANE,

3-letter words (9 found)

ANE,ANN,EAN,HAE,HAN,HEN,NAE,NAH,NAN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AH,AN,EA,EH,EN,HA,HE,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 23 words from henna according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of henna

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Definitions and meaning of henna

henna

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(key): /hɛnə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnə

Noun

henna (countable and uncountable, plural hennas)

  1. (countable) A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
  2. (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.
  3. (countable and uncountable) A rich reddish-brown colour.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Greek: χένα (chéna)

Translations

Adjective

henna (not comparable)

  1. Of a rich reddish-brown colour.

Verb

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

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

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Colors

References

  • “henna”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Henan

Finnish

Etymology

From English henna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -enːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hen‧na

Noun

henna

  1. henna (dye and color)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “henna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (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(key): /ˈɛn.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnna
  • Hyphenation: hèn‧na

Noun

henna f (plural henne)

  1. henna (Lawsonia inermis) (plant)
    Synonyms: alcanna, henné
  2. henna (dye)
    Synonyms: henné, lawsone
  3. (uncountable) henna (color)

Further reading

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

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic هَنَّأَ (hannaʔa).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

henna (imperfect jhenni, past participle mhenni)

  1. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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

  1. hen

Related terms

  • hano
  • huon

Descendants

  • Middle High German: henne
    • Cimbrian: hénna, henn
    • 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(key): /ˈxɛn.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnna
  • Syllabification: hen‧na

Noun

henna f

  1. henna (shrub Lawsonia inermis)
    Synonym: lawsonia
  2. henna (dye)
  3. henna (colour)

Declension

Derived terms

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(key): /ˈxenna/ [ˈxẽn.na], /ˈxena/ [ˈxe.na]
  • Rhymes: -enna, -ena
  • Syllabification: hen‧na

Noun

henna f (plural hennas)

  1. henna (Lawsonia inermis)
    Synonym: alheña

Further reading

  • “henna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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