حِنَّآءٌ
Root: حنأ
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حِنَّآءٌ
[A certain plant] well known; [the Lawsonia inermis, or Egyptian privet;] used for dyeing the extremities [i. e. the hands and feet and head]: [in the present day, the plant itself is called ثَمَرُ الحِنَّآءِ, (vulgo تَمَرحِنَّا,) and its leaves, used for dyeing the hands &c., are called حِنَّآء:] accord. to some, it is the pl. of حِنَّآءَةٌ; [or rather a coll. gen. n., of which حنّآءة is the n. un.;] but it is generally asserted that حنّآءة is a more special word than حنّآء, [as in the S and Msb,] and not the sing. of the latter: pl. حُنْآنٌ. حُنَّآنٌ is said to be an anomalous pl. of حنّآء; or a dial. var. of the latter, and not a pl.: and حِنَّانٌ is a dial. var. of حِنَّآءٌ. (Fr, Th, TA in art. حن.)
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