# \*marār- 'bitter' 1, 'myrrh' 2

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: to be bitter; bitterness, myrrh
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/m/K0153_bitter_1_myrrh_2.md

## In Linear A

- [MA-RI-RE-I](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MA-RI-RE-I/index.md>) (marīrēy): myrrh (the bitter resin)
- [MI+JA+RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI~2BJA~2BRU/index.md>) (murru): myrrh (murru), compound logogram

## Notes

HALOT 629–630 derives the name of myrrh from מרר 'to be bitter', the resin tasting bitter, and Greek μύρρα, σμύρνα from the Semitic word. Payne Smith 259 prints Greek μύρρα beside Syriac mūrā.

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: marāru 1; murru 2 (HALOT 630) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root mrr]
- Eblaitic: [m]ar-ru₁₂-um, mu-ru₁₂ 1 (Kogan 2011, 238); [m]ar-ru₁₂-um /marrum/ 1 (VE 884; Krebernik 1983, 34); mu-ru₁₂-um, mu-ru₁₂ /murr/ 1, 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 49) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Aramaic: MRR 1 (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 696) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root mrr]
- Hebrew: marar 1 (BDB 600); mōr 2 (HALOT 629) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root mrr]
- Ugaritic: mr 1 (DULAT 562); mr 2 (HALOT 630) (gloss withheld)
- Judaic Aramaic: mᵉrōrā; mᵉrīrūt 1 (HALOT 636, 638; DJPA 331b apud CAL); mūrā 2 (HALOT 630) (gloss withheld)
- Syrian Aramaic: marrā 1 (HALOT 638; Payne Smith 297); mūrā 2 (HALOT 630); mawrer 2 (Payne Smith 259) (gloss withheld)
- Amorite: tamrir 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 50) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: mr 2 (Krahmalkov 311; T 198) (gloss withheld)
- Mandaic Aramaic: mūrā 2 (HALOT 630) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: murr; marra 1 (HALOT 629, 638); murr 2 (HALOT 630); murrat 2 (Biella 284) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Epigraphic South Arabian

- Epigraphic South Arabian: Sab mrrt 2 (Biella 284); mrt 2 (HALOT 630) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Geez: marīr 1 (HALOT 629)
- Tigrinya: märärä 1 (LGz. 360)
- Tigre: märra 1 (LGz. 360)
- Amharic: märrärä 1 (LGz. 360)
- Argobba: märrära 1 (LGz. 360)
- Harari: märära 1 (LGz. 360)
- Gurage: märärä 1 (LGz. 360)
- Mehri: mər 1 (Kogan 2011, 238) (gloss withheld)

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