Persian

Noun

مرخ • ‎(marx)

1. a particular tree
2. the lower one of the two pieces of wood from which fire is struck by rubbing, the upper being called عفار ‎(ʻafār), and both taking their names from the tree from which they are respectively cut

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “مرخ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• "مرخ" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.