"Martha" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɑɹθə/ [General-American], /ˈmɑːθə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Martha.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: * From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa. * (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Martha}} Latin Martha, {{der|en|grc|Μάρθα|}} Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), {{der|en|arc|מָרְתָא|t=mistress|tr=mārtā}} Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), {{m|arc|מרא|tr=mārā}} מרא (mārā), {{doublet|en|Marfa}} Doublet of Marfa, {{sense|humidity chamber}} (humidity chamber): Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Martha
  1. A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Μάρθα (Mártha) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), مَرْثَا (marṯā) (Arabic), ܡܪܬܐ (marta) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), מרתא [Hebrew] (Aramaic), Marta [feminine] (Catalan), Martha (Danish), Martha [feminine] (Dutch), Marta (Estonian), Marta [feminine] (Faroese), Martta (Finnish), Marthe (French), Marta [feminine] (Galician), Martha (German), 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌸𐌰 (marþa) (Gothic), Maleka (Hawaiian), מָרְתָא (Márta) (Hebrew), Márta (Hungarian), Marta [feminine] (Icelandic), Marta (Italian), マーサ (Māsa) (Japanese), Marta [feminine] (Latvian), Morta [feminine] (Lithuanian), Māta (Maori), Marata (Maori), Mártá (Northern Sami), Marta (Norwegian), Marta [feminine] (Occitan), Marta [feminine] (Polish), Marta [feminine] (Portuguese), Ма́рфа (Márfa) (english: cognate) (Russian), Марта (Marta) [feminine, transliteration] (Russian), Marta (Spanish), Marta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Martha-en-name-RqGt9pkU Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 41 19 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 97 3
  2. The sister of Lazarus and Mary in the New Testament. Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (biblical sister of Lazarus and Mary): ܡܪܬܐ (marta) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Marta [feminine] (Catalan), 馬大 (Chinese Cantonese), 马大 (maa⁵ daai⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 馬大 (Chinese Mandarin), 马大 (Mǎdà) (Chinese Mandarin), Martha (Danish), Marta [feminine] (Dutch), Marta (Estonian), Marta [feminine] (Faroese), Martta (Finnish), Marthe (French), Marta [feminine] (Galician), Marta (German), Martha (German), Mareta (Hawaiian), Marta [feminine] (Icelandic), Marta (Italian), Martha (Latin), Marta [feminine] (Latvian), Morta [feminine] (Lithuanian), Marta (Maore Comorian), Māta (Maori), Maata (Maori), Mártá (Northern Sami), Marta (Norwegian), Marta [feminine] (Portuguese), Ма́рфа (Márfa) (Russian), Marta (Spanish), Marta (Swedish), Mátta (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Martha-en-name-Eg6Z3CMv Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 29 61 10 Categories (other): Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes: 24 67 9 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 63 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 41 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 67 12 Disambiguation of 'biblical sister of Lazarus and Mary': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Martha's Vineyard, St Martha

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑɹθə/ [General-American], /ˈmɑːθə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Martha.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Marthas [plural]
Etymology: * From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa. * (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Martha}} Latin Martha, {{der|en|grc|Μάρθα|}} Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), {{der|en|arc|מָרְתָא|t=mistress|tr=mārtā}} Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), {{m|arc|מרא|tr=mārā}} מרא (mārā), {{doublet|en|Marfa}} Doublet of Marfa, {{sense|humidity chamber}} (humidity chamber): Head templates: {{en-noun}} Martha (plural Marthas)
  1. (slang) A miniature greenhouse with a humidifier, used for growing mushrooms. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Martha-en-noun-rUw5wbHE Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 41 19

Inflected forms

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        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "arc",
        "3": "מָרְתָא",
        "t": "mistress",
        "tr": "mārtā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "מרא",
        "tr": "mārā"
      },
      "expansion": "מרא (mārā)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Marfa"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Marfa",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "humidity chamber"
      },
      "expansion": "(humidity chamber):",
      "name": "sense"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "* From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa.\n* (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Marthas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Martha (plural Marthas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Mar‧tha"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A miniature greenhouse with a humidifier, used for growing mushrooms."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "miniature",
          "miniature"
        ],
        [
          "greenhouse",
          "greenhouse"
        ],
        [
          "humidifier",
          "humidifier"
        ],
        [
          "mushroom",
          "mushroom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A miniature greenhouse with a humidifier, used for growing mushrooms."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑɹθə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑːθə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Martha",
    "Martha Stewart"
  ],
  "word": "Martha"
}

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