مرقة

Compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic מרקחתה (mrqḥtā, “a spiced dish”), in the absolute state מרקחה (mrqḥā), and Hebrew מִרְקַחַה (mirqaḥā, “spice seasoning, ointment, jam”), but also Hebrew מָרָק (mārāq, “soup, broth”), and finally the Phoenician loanword Ancient Greek ἀμόργη (amórgē, “amurca, dregs of oil”). The forms mentioned at مَرَخَ (maraḵa, “to rub, to anoint”) and some meanings of the root formula م ر ق (m r q) related to maceration—though they have to be cautioned against as potentially d