myrrh en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [mɜː(ɹ)] Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- [møː] (New-Zealand)
- [meː] Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- [mɜː] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /mɜːɹ/
- [mɝ] (US)
- mûr
- [mɪr] (Scotland)
- [mɛː] Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
Etymology
From Middle English mirre, from Old English myrre, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from Semitic. Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr, “myrrh”, literally “bitterness”), Hebrew מור / מֹר (mōr, “myrrh”, literally “bitterness”). Compare מרור : maror.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.
The glories of Mary held his soul captive: spikenard and myrrh and frankincense, symbolising the preciousness of God's gifts to her soul, rich garments, symbolising her royal lineage, her emblems, the lateflowering plant and lateblossoming tree, symbolising the agelong gradual growth of her cultus among men.
1916, James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, page 98:A compound of eggs boiled with myrrh, pepper, and cinnamon, taken on several successive days, is recommended by Arabs for strengthening amorous vigor.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 162:
- (uncountable, usually) Synonym of chrism.
- (Scotland, uncountable, usually) The herb chervil.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| myrrhs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
myrrhed · myrrhin · common myrrh · myrrhy · myrrhlike · herabol myrrh · myrrhine · African myrrh · myrrhic · hirabol myrrh · heerabol myrrh · myrrhol · myrrhbearer
Synonyms
Translations (79)
ja 没薬 (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · mk смирна (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sh izmirna (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · grc σμύρνα (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sh измирна (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · la myrrha (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · es mirra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · vi hất nhựa thơm (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ga miorr (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · is myrra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · uk ми́рра (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · fi myrha (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ms morhabshi (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sa पिण्ड (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sh ми̏рха (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · chr ᎻᎳ (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · pt mirra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · eo mirho (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · az mürr (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ang myrra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · hi गंधरस (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sh mȉrha (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · gl mirra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ko 몰약 (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sa शश (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · nrf myrrhe (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · bn গন্ধরস (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · yue 沒藥 /没药 (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ru ми́рра (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · gur miiri (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · de Myrrhe (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · cs myrha (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · uk сми́рна (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · da myrra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · mi maira (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · it mirra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · pl mira (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sw manemane (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ca mirra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · nl mirre (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · mk измирна (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · lo ມົດຍອບ (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · hsb myrowc (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · tr mür (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sa मुण्ड (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · io miro (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · fr myrrhe (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sa विश्व (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · xag 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕙 (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ml മീറ (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · tl mira (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · non mirra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · pl mirra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ar مُرّ (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · shn မုရၼ်ႇ (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sv myrra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · bg смирна (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · la murra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · my မုရန် (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · hak 沒藥 /没药 (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · egy a:n-tyw-N33C:Z2ss (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · no myrra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · cmn 沒藥 /没药 (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ja ミルラ (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sk myrha (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ro smirnă (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · he מור (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · nan-hbl 沒藥 /没药 (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · el σμύρνα (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · et mürr (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ka მური (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · ha mûr̃ (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · got 𐍃𐌼𐍅𐍂𐌽 (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · he לֹט (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · th มดยอบ (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · fo myrra (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · hu mirha (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · hy զմուռս (dried sap of the myrrha tree) · sa गन्धरस (dried sap of the myrrha tree)