מ־ר־אم ر ء
m-r-ʾ “lord, master”
Aramaic mārēʾ 'lord' is in the early Christian prayer māranā ṯā, 'our Lord, come!', and its feminine mārṯā, 'the lady', became the name Martha. Syriac still uses Mār as a title for saints and bishops.
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| Aramaic | מָרֵא | mārēʾ | “lord, master” |
| Syriac | ܡܪܝ | Mār(y) | “my lord; title of saints and bishops” |
| Syriac | ܡܪܬܝ | Mārt(y) | “my lady; title of female saints” |
| Arabic | اِمْرُؤ | imruʾ | “a man (cognate)” |
| Arabic | اِمْرَأَة | imraʾa | “a woman (cognate)” |