حنا

Meaning

1. (transitive) to bend, to curve
2. to twist (someone's arm, etc.)
3. to bow (one's head)
4. to lean
5. to peel, to debark (a branch, etc.)
6. to string (a bow) (for shooting arrows)
7. to make (a bow) (for shooting arrows)

Concepts

empathise

sympathise

feel sorry

Synonyms

جون

يوحنا

رق

Translations

Joan

John

mitfühlen

Mitleid haben

2

Γιάννης

Ιωάννης

Γιαννος

compatir

2

John

Saint-Jean

1

Gian

Gianni

Etymology

Compare ح ن ي (ḥ n y) and حَنَى (ḥanā, “to bend”). Cognate to Hebrew חָנָה (“to decline, bend down”).