"χένα" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈçe.na/
Etymology: Borrowed from English henna, from Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of κινά (kiná) (neuter) via Turkish. Etymology templates: {{bor+|el|en|henna}} Borrowed from English henna, {{der|el|ar|حِنّاء}} Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ), {{doublet|el|κινά}} Doublet of κινά (kiná) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|χένες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} χένα • (chéna) f (plural χένες), {{el-noun|f|χένες}} χένα • (chéna) f (plural χένες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|χένα|χένες|χένας|χενών|χένα|χένες|χένα|χένες|note=}} Forms: chéna [romanization], χένες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], χένα [nominative, singular], χένες [nominative, plural], χένας [genitive, singular], χενών [genitive, plural], χένα [accusative, singular], χένες [accusative, plural], χένα [singular, vocative], χένες [plural, vocative], χέννα [alternative]
  1. henna dye produced from plant Lawsonia inermis Synonyms: κινά

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "henna"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English henna",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حِنّاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "κινά"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English henna, from Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of κινά (kiná) (neuter) via Turkish.",
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    {
      "form": "chéna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένες",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nF-α-ες-2b",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένα",
      "roman": "chéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένες",
      "roman": "chénes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένας",
      "roman": "chénas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χενών",
      "roman": "chenón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένα",
      "roman": "chéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένες",
      "roman": "chénes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένα",
      "roman": "chéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένες",
      "roman": "chénes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χέννα",
      "roman": "chénna",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "χένες",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr2": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "χένες"
      },
      "expansion": "χένα • (chéna) f (plural χένες)",
      "name": "el-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "χέ‧να"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χένα",
        "2": "χένες",
        "3": "χένας",
        "4": "χενών",
        "5": "χένα",
        "6": "χένες",
        "7": "χένα",
        "8": "χένες",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία'",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Colors",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Myrtales order plants",
          "orig": "el:Myrtales order plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For the plant, see feminine κίνα (kína)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "henna dye produced from plant Lawsonia inermis"
      ],
      "id": "en-χένα-el-noun-fYYliaTz",
      "links": [
        [
          "henna",
          "henna"
        ],
        [
          "dye",
          "dye"
        ],
        [
          "Babiniotis, Georgios",
          "w:Georgios Babiniotis"
        ],
        [
          "Lawsonia inermis",
          "Lawsonia inermis#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "κινά"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçe.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χένα"
}
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حِنّاء"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "el",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English henna, from Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of κινά (kiná) (neuter) via Turkish.",
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      "form": "chéna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένες",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nF-α-ες-2b",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένα",
      "roman": "chéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένες",
      "roman": "chénes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένας",
      "roman": "chénas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χενών",
      "roman": "chenón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένα",
      "roman": "chéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένες",
      "roman": "chénes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένα",
      "roman": "chéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χένες",
      "roman": "chénes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χέννα",
      "roman": "chénna",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "χένες",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr2": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "χένα • (chéna) f (plural χένες)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "χένες"
      },
      "expansion": "χένα • (chéna) f (plural χένες)",
      "name": "el-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "χέ‧να"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χένα",
        "2": "χένες",
        "3": "χένας",
        "4": "χενών",
        "5": "χένα",
        "6": "χένες",
        "7": "χένα",
        "8": "χένες",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek doublets",
        "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Greek feminine nouns",
        "Greek lemmas",
        "Greek nouns",
        "Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία'",
        "Greek terms borrowed from English",
        "Greek terms derived from Arabic",
        "Greek terms derived from English",
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        "Pages with entries",
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        "el:Myrtales order plants"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For the plant, see feminine κίνα (kína)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "henna dye produced from plant Lawsonia inermis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "henna",
          "henna"
        ],
        [
          "dye",
          "dye"
        ],
        [
          "Babiniotis, Georgios",
          "w:Georgios Babiniotis"
        ],
        [
          "Lawsonia inermis",
          "Lawsonia inermis#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "κινά"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçe.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χένα"
}

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