مردقوش

Concepts

marjoram

sweet marjoram

Spanish wood marjoram

mastic thyms

Translations

maggiorana

Majoran

marjolaine

marduix

manjerona

mejorana

marjolein

ματζουράνα

Wilder Majoran

ρίγανη

μαντζουράνα

origan

origano

amaracus

oregano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mar.da.quːʃ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܪܕܓܫ (mardaguš, “marjoram”), derived from Middle Persian [script needed] (mlcngwš /⁠marzangōš⁠/, “marjoram”), which itself was borrowed directly in the more classical form مَرْزَنْجُوش (marzanjūš), also as Middle Armenian մարզանգոշ (marzangoš). The first element [script needed] (mlc' /⁠marw⁠/) is easily identified as a generic term for any herb, compare Sanskrit मरुव (maruva, “marjoram”), a term which is actually witnessed by Arabic مَرْو (marw, “odoriferous plants herbs; Maerua; pebbles; flints; quartz”).