Editing Za'atar (section)

==Etymology==
The linguistic origins of za'atar trace back to ancient [[Semitic languages]]. Assyriologist [[Ignace Gelb]] identified the [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]] word ''{{lang|akk-Latn|sarsar}}'' as potentially referring to a spice plant, which may represent an early cognate. This term appears related to the [[Syriac language|Syriac]] {{lang|syc-Latn|satre}} ({{lang|syc|ܨܬܪܐ}}) and [[Arabic]] {{lang|ar-Latn|za'atar}} ({{lang|ar|زعتر}}, alternatively spelled {{lang|ar-Latn|sa'tar}}, {{lang|ar|صعتر}}). Scholars suggest these terms may have influenced the Latin ''Satureia'', referring to plants in the {{lang|la|[[Satureja]]}} genus.<ref name="Gelbp74">Gelb, 1956, p. 74.</ref>

The species ''[[Satureja thymbra]]'' demonstrates this linguistic connection through its various vernacular names across cultures: known as "Persian za'atar" in some contexts, while Arabic sources refer to it as {{lang|ar-Latn|za'atar rumi}} (Roman hyssop) and {{lang|ar-Latn|za'atar franji}} (European hyssop).<ref name="Allenp230">Allen, 2007, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Fniv9ShKmxcC&dq=satureia+za%27atar&pg=PA230 p. 230].</ref><ref name="Codex">Faculté de Médecine de Paris, 1818, [https://books.google.com/books?id=zmx4aCQVevkC&dq=satureia+capitata+artemesia&pg=PR178 p. clxxviii].</ref> In [[Modern Hebrew]], the term {{lang|he-Latn|za'atar}} ({{lang|he|זעתר}}) was adopted as a direct [[loanword]] from Arabic.