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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Aramaic מַרְוָא / ܡܲܪܘܵܐ (marwā, “Origanum syriacum syn. Origanum maru”), an important ritual herb (☞ explained by Löw), from Middle Persian (mlc' /marw/), related to Sanskrit मरुव (maruva, “marjoram”). Also found in Arabic مَرْو (marw, “fragrant herbs; pebbles; quartz”), مَرْدَقُوش (mardaqūš, “marjoram”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mâː.ron/ → /ˈma.ron/ → /ˈma.ron/
Noun
μᾶρον • (mâron) n (genitive μᾱ́ρου); second declension
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- Syrian oregano (Origanum syriacum)
- showy pink oregano (Origanum sipyleum syns. Thymus sipyleus, Sideritis sipylea, Amaracus sipyleus)
- cat thyme (Teucrium marum)
Inflection
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Further reading
- “μᾶρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- μᾶρον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 96 seqq.
- “mâron μᾶρον – Thymus sipyleus”, in Dioscórides Interactivo (in Spanish), 2024