Talitha
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Aramaic טליתא (ṭalyəṯāʾ, “female child, girl, maiden”). From a passage in the New Testament (Gospel of Mark) in which Jesus restores to life a little girl.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Talitha
- A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
Translations
[edit]biblical woman
female given name
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References
[edit]- ^ 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 5:41:
- And he tooke the damosell by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damosell, I say unto thee, arise.
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