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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

miramiya

English answer:

salvia

Added to glossary by Sue Goldian
Aug 8, 2002 15:36
21 yrs ago
English term

miramiya

English Other Food & Drink food
"To break up the intensity of a shopping spree, one can stop for tea spiced with miramiya
at one of the many coffee shops in the bazaar."

I could not find this word in any dictionary. Does this substance have any other name?
Responses
4 +3 salvia
4 +2 A spice for tea... common in cities of Jordan
4 miramiya
2 +1 sweet potato

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Aug 8, 2002:
Sue, What is that Hebrew web site's URL.

Is miramiya and sage the same, or are they just close relatives? Thanks, everybody.

Responses

+3
1 hr
Selected

salvia

FWIW, according to a Hebrew website about herbs and spices, salvia in English is marva in Hebrew and miramia in Arabic.

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Note added at 2002-08-10 21:27:22 (GMT)
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Note to Fuad -
This is the URL:
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Bath/6482/Hebrew/plants/...

I\'m not sure about sage. Is sage exactly the same thing as salvia? If so, then miramiya is sage/salvia.
Peer comment(s):
agree Yuri Geifman : interesting.. isn't that a psychedelic plant?
37 mins
Thanks Yuri. Is it really? I had no idea.
agree John Kinory (X) : Never seen it used other than as a cooking herb (or is that spice?)
1 hr
Thanks. I have it in the garden but I never use it for anything. I have seen it sold locally as herbal "tea" though. Personally I prefer coffee.
agree Cristina Moldovan do Amaral : salvia is a plant from the mint family(salvia officinalis) Salvia divinorum is the psychedelic plant, Yuri, you're right :-)
1 hr
Thanks Cristina
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks you, Sue. According to the English side of the web site you referenced, it is identical with sage. http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Bath/6482/english/menueng.html "
9 mins

miramiya

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Note added at 2002-08-08 15:47:54 (GMT)
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I did not find it translated.
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+1
15 mins

sweet potato

It's just a guess based on the Dutch "zoete thee", which is supposedly what you're looking for.
Peer comment(s):
agree jerrie : This is what I found on Google, too
5 mins
neutral Irene Chernenko : Tea spiced with sweet potato? Yuck!
51 mins
LOL... there's no accounting for taste :-)
neutral John Kinory (X) : Isn't that a psychedelic plant? :-)
2 hrs
oh, definitely... my girlfriend loves yams, and I see things every time we have them :-))
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+2
20 mins

A spice for tea... common in cities of Jordan

Greetings/ taHaiya tayyiba wa b3ad....

I think miramiya is a spice - akin to mint leaves, IIRC - used to enhance the flavor of tea; common at restaurants in the main cities of Jordan, maybe also in Egypt.

HTH.

Regards.

Khair, in sha' Allah,

Steve Franke
Reference:

Residence and travel in Jordan

Peer comment(s):
agree Libero_Lang_Lab
50 mins
agree Antonio Camangi
1 hr
neutral John Kinory (X) : Same family as mint (Menta, Labiateae), but a different genus (Salvia)
2 hrs
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