▪ Engl henna, c. 1600, dye or cosmetic from the henna plant, from Ar ḥinnāʔ, name for the small thorny tree (Egyptian Privet), the leaves of which are used to make the reddish dye for the body or hair; said to be of Pers origin, from Ar – EtymOnline.
►ʔabū ’l- ḥinnāʔ, n., robin (redbreast) ►tamr al-ḥinnāʔ, n., (colloq.) henna plant (Lawsonia inermis; bot.)►ḥannaʔa, vb. II, to dye red (s.th., with henna)