μᾶρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Aramaic מַרְוָא / ܡܲܪܘܵܐ (marwā, “Origanum syriacum syn. Origanum maru”), an important ritual herb (☞ explained by Löw), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mlc' /⁠marw⁠/), related to Sanskrit मरुव (maruva, “marjoram”). Also found in Arabic مَرْو (marw, “fragrant herbs; pebbles; quartz”), مَرْدَقُوش (mardaqūš, “marjoram”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mâː.ron/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ron/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ron/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ron/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ron/

Noun

μᾶρον • (mâron) n (genitive μᾱ́ρου); second declension

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μᾶρον; τοῦ μᾱ́ρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μᾶρον tò mâron	τὼ μᾱ́ρω tṑ mā́rō	τᾰ̀ μᾶρᾰ tà mâra
Genitive	τοῦ μᾱ́ρου toû mā́rou	τοῖν μᾱ́ροιν toîn mā́roin	τῶν μᾱ́ρων tôn mā́rōn
Dative	τῷ μᾱ́ρῳ tôi mā́rōi	τοῖν μᾱ́ροιν toîn mā́roin	τοῖς μᾱ́ροις toîs mā́rois
Accusative	τὸ μᾶρον tò mâron	τὼ μᾱ́ρω tṑ mā́rō	τᾰ̀ μᾶρᾰ tà mâra
Vocative	μᾶρον mâron	μᾱ́ρω mā́rō	μᾶρᾰ mâra
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Arabic: مَارُون (mārūn)
→ Latin: marum