μάρρον

Forms

μᾰ́ρρον (márrhon) n (genitive μᾰ́ρρου); second declension^[1]

Etymology

It is probably a word from the Near East: LSJ calls it Semitic or Sumerian, comparing Akkadian marru (“hoe, pick”).^[2][3][4] Wiktionary also compares Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ (marra) and Arabic مَرّ (marr), and Latin marra (“hoe”).^[1][5]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is known only from Hesychius, who glosses it as an iron spade.^[2][5]

Timeline

• 5th century AD (probably) – Hesychius records it as the name of an iron spade.^[2][5][6]

Meanings

Noun

1. An iron spade or hoe.^[2][5][1]

Related words

• Latin marra

References

1. ^ a b c d e f Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; Jones, Henry Stuart (1940), A Greek-English Lexicon, 9th ed., Oxford: Clarendon Press
3. ^ Charbonnet, André (2025), Chæréphon, v4.7: supplement to Bailly from papyri, inscriptions and recent lexica
4. ^ Πάπυρος–Larousse–Britannica, Μέγα Λεξικό της Ελληνικής Γλώσσας, Athens: Πάπυρος
5. ^ a b c d Pape, Wilhelm (1914), Griechisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 3rd ed., rev. Max Sengebusch, Braunschweig: Vieweg
6. ^ Rodríguez Adrados, Francisco, et al., eds. (1980–), Diccionario Griego-Español, Madrid: CSIC, http://dge.cchs.csic.es/xdge