maranatha

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαράνα θά (marána thá) or μαράν αθά (marán athá), from Aramaic מרנא תא‎ (“Lord, come!”) or מרן אתא‎ (“our lord has come”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /maˈra.na.tʰa/, [maˈɾa.na.t̪ʰa]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈra.na.ta/, [maˈraː.na.t̪a]

Interjection

maranatha

1. our Lord comes

References

• maranatha in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)