Etymograph

English

Martha

Martha comes from Aramaic מָרְתָא ‘mistress’.

  1. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEמָרְתָאmārtā‘mistress’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜάρθαMártha
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMartha
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1947same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEמָרְתָאmārtā‘mistress’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜάρθαMártha
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMartha
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1947same form

Earliest quotation: 1947, Agatha Christie: “They wanted to call her Helen, but I did…”

Every English word from Aramaic מָרְתָא

Today it means

name A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Aramaic מָרְתָא / Martha

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