alhenna

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ), preserving the Arabic article اَل (al-).

Noun

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alhenna (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) henna (Lawsonia inermis)

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Anagrams

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alhenna f (plural alhennas)

  1. henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis))
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 32v:
      Et ſi deſpues mezclaren aquel uino con alhenna. ⁊ lauaren los cabellos con ello tinnenſe prietos de tintura que nunqua ſe tuelle […]
      And if after they should mix that wine with henna and wash their hair with it, it would be dyed a dark color with an unfading dye […]

Descendants

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  • Spanish: alheña