Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
Mariamiya, مريميّة
English translation:
Salvia libanotica (East Mediterranean sage)
Added to glossary by
Lamis Maalouf
Aug 11, 2007 03:49
16 yrs ago
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Arabic term
miramiya, meramiya, mariamiya?
Arabic to English
Science
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herbalism
I'm trying to figure out the English or preferrably Latin name for this Arabic herb: مرمية
Another name is wild miramiya, meramiya, mariamiya, as in in mariam.. or meryam .. virgin Mary. They say she had tea made from this herb while pregnant with baby Jesus. It's calming to drink, soothes the body, and if you take a lot you can for sure sleep like a baby. It can be used to alleviate stomach pain. Or it can be put in baby's milk bottle when he's teething to reduce pain.
I Googled it and it showed pictures of common sage, but I'm told by my informant that the herb in question is definitely not common sage, nor is it rose of Jericho, which were my two first guesses. Apparently it's popular in Israel and in the Levant.
Picture: http://www.kisa.ca/lj/herb.jpg
Another name is wild miramiya, meramiya, mariamiya, as in in mariam.. or meryam .. virgin Mary. They say she had tea made from this herb while pregnant with baby Jesus. It's calming to drink, soothes the body, and if you take a lot you can for sure sleep like a baby. It can be used to alleviate stomach pain. Or it can be put in baby's milk bottle when he's teething to reduce pain.
I Googled it and it showed pictures of common sage, but I'm told by my informant that the herb in question is definitely not common sage, nor is it rose of Jericho, which were my two first guesses. Apparently it's popular in Israel and in the Levant.
Picture: http://www.kisa.ca/lj/herb.jpg
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | Salvia libanotica (East Mediterranean sage) |
Lamis Maalouf
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| 4 +3 | Sage, Salvia officinalis (Latine) |
Da'd Kan'an
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Aug 25, 2007 13:19: Lamis Maalouf Created KOG entry
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39 mins
Lamis Maalouf
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
United States
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Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
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Salvia libanotica (East Mediterranean sage)
It seems that you are right. There are many kinds of sage. Please check the links. The name of sage in Latin is Salvia officinalis - but there are other names as shown in the article below
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Note added at 58 mins (2007-08-11 04:47:51 GMT)
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As for the name in Arabic, it is your last spelling Mariamiya. Yes it is after the name of Miriam but according to the way her name sounds like in Arabic مريَم- مريميّة
It is common for humans to magnify the value of something by mentioning an important person using it, just as the media does these days in all commercials. However, this plant is proven to have many medical remedies. Mr. Yahya mentions many in his answer which I quoted above.
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Note added at 58 mins (2007-08-11 04:47:51 GMT)
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As for the name in Arabic, it is your last spelling Mariamiya. Yes it is after the name of Miriam but according to the way her name sounds like in Arabic مريَم- مريميّة
It is common for humans to magnify the value of something by mentioning an important person using it, just as the media does these days in all commercials. However, this plant is proven to have many medical remedies. Mr. Yahya mentions many in his answer which I quoted above.
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AhmedAMS
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Thanks Ahmed
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Sahar Moussly
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Thank you Sahar
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Randa Farhat
: الناعمة، المريمية، القصعين, quote [...The species S. libanotica is also named S. fruticosa Mill., ...It is clearly different from S. officinalis ...] http://www.ncl.ac.uk/medplant/about_mprc/My Webs/Sage/S.liba...
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Thanks a lot Randa for your research about this. Very interesting and convincing.
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Sajjad Hamadani
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Thank you
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Sage, Salvia officinalis (Latine)
There is another kind that is similiar to our Meriamia, but Wikipedia says it grows in certain parts of the US, but it very much fits the discreption: Salvia apiana, white sage
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Note added at 46 mins (2007-08-11 04:36:03 GMT)
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Check this: http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Salv_off.html
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Note added at 46 mins (2007-08-11 04:36:03 GMT)
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Check this: http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Salv_off.html
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Saleh Ayyub
: Best mariamia is in Palestine and Jordan .. Jum :)
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:) Thank you
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Hani Hassaan
: Agree with brother Saleh Ayyub
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Yes sure, thank you Hani
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marimieh
: I had meriamiya tea many places in Palestine, some times it was clearly S. officinalis other times it clearly was not and was closer to a mint. I have seeds of the mint like to try to learn what it is.
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