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"MARTHA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the mistress of the house", "a lady", "who becomes bitter", "provoking". |
Date "MARTHA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Martha bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany (Luke 10:38, 40, 41; John 11:1-39). From the residence being called "her house," some have supposed that she was a widow, and that her brother and sister lodged with her. She seems to have been of an anxious, bustling spirit, anxious to be helpful in providing the best things for the Master's use, in contrast to the quiet earnestness of Mary, who was more concerned to avail herself of the opportunity of sitting at his feet and learning of him. Afterwards at a supper given to Christ and his disciples in her house "Martha served." Nothing further is known of her. "Mary and Martha are representatives of two orders of human character. One was absorbed, preoccupied, abstracted; the other was concentrated and single-hearted. Her own world was the all of Martha; Christ was the first thought with Mary. To Martha life was 'a succession of particular businesses;' to Mary life 'was rather the flow of one spirit.' Martha was Petrine, Mary was Johannine. The one was a well-meaning, bustling busybody; the other was a reverent disciple, a wistful listener." Paul had such a picture as that of Martha in his mind when he spoke of serving the Lord "without distraction" (1 Cor. 7:35). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Martha (St.), patron saint of good housewives, is represented in Christian art as clad in homely costume, bearing at her girdle a bunch of keys, and holding a ladle or pot of water in her hand. Like St. Margaret, she is accompanied by a dragon bound, but has not the palm and crown of martyrdom. The dragon is given to St. Martha from her having destroyed one that ravaged the neighbourhood of Marseilles. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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According to the gospel of John, she was the sister of Lazarus and witnessed her brother's resurrection.
According to one legend, she left Palestine after Jesus's death, around 48, and went to Provence with her sister Mary (potentially Mary Magdalene) and her brother Lazarus. Martha first settled in Avignon (now in France), then went to Tarascon, where a monster, the Tarasque, was a constant threat to the population. Martha managed to tame the monster and eventually died in Tarascon, where she was buried.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Martha."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
MARTHA | English | Mobile Autonomous Robots for Transportation and Handling Applications | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: MARTHA |
| Specialty definitions using "MARTHA": Dragon Slayers ♦ Hal ♦ Keys ♦ liberty ♦ Public-house Signs. (references) |
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Screenplays | Oh Do you remember, Martha, once, a long time ago, we thought if he'd be George Washington, it would be a change for him, and we suggested it. (Arsenic and Old Lace; writing credit: Ryuzo Kikushima; Akira Kurosawa) I don't get it. If our ancient compilation of spells, witchcraft and rituals can't help us, what makes you think Martha Stewart can? (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) We were doing Chinese at the food fair, when it comes over the radio that Martha Dumptruck tried to buy the farm. (Heathers; writing credit: Daniel Waters) When did you become Martha Stewart? (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Okay, Martha Stewart. (The Tao of Steve; writing credit: Duncan North; Greer Goodman) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Martha (1974) I gynaika tou ponou Martha (1970) Martha (1967) The Martha Raye Show (1955) Op med lille Martha (1946) | |
Song Titles | I'M READY FOR LOVE (performing artist: Martha & Vandellas ) QUICKSAND (performing artist: Martha & Vandellas ) Come And Get These Memories (performing artist: Martha and The Vandellas) Dancing in the Street (performing artist: Martha and the Vandellas) Heat Wave (performing artist: Martha and The Vandellas) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | The clam dredger MARTHA RUTH. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Martha Arteaga, NRCS, Texas, interviews landowner n a wetland near Kingsville, TX. [Slide 97CS2996]. Credit: Ken Hammond. |
 | Martha Artega, NRCS, Public Affairs Specialist, works with children on a conservation education project in Roma, Texas. Credit: USDA. |  | [Dr. Martha M. Eliot] / P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Bachrach.. |
 | Seaman 1st Class Lorrain Taylor (right) and Seaman 1st Class Martha Harrison working on the # 1 engine (a Pratt & Whitney R-2000) of a Naval Air Transport Service R5D, circa mid-1945. Both WAVES are assigned to Naval Air Transport Squadron Four. Credit: NAVY. |  | WAVES at Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana, try on the newly-authorized Overseas Cap, while registering varying degrees of approval and disapproval, circa 1944-45. They are (from left to right): Yeoman 2nd Class Bernice Elliot; Yeoman 3rd Class Martha Dietlin; and Seaman 1st Class Kay Magee. Credit: NAVY. |
 | A valentine : Col. Geo. Washington to Mistress Martha Custis, 1758. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | We were once young ourselves, said Martha with a touch of tenderness : I thought you might like to have the old days recalled again to-night. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | On Honeymoon Trip--Ernest M. Hemingway, 41, noted author, and his 28-year-old bride, the former Martha Gellhorn, writer and member of a prominent St. Louis family, start their honeymoon trip from Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 22 for New York City. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Martha Graham. Lamentation, 1935 (Oblique). Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Martha Gellhorn | I see mysteries and complications wherever I look, and I have never met a steadily logical person. |
Martha Washington | I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | This is similar to the Martha Stewart shows and books. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LIBERTY, n. One of Imagination's most precious possessions. The rising People, hot and out of breath, Roared around the palace: "Liberty or death!" "If death will do," the King said, "let me reign; You'll have, I'm sure, no reason to complain." Martha Braymance |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | Now, the hand-painted-poster child of career women is Martha Stewart. |
Martha Stewart | We publish about three or four books a year, not just my own, but Martha Stewart's Living Books. They are really useful books. As the magazine is useful, the books are just as useful. |
Paul Burrell | I wouldn't mind bringing the Royal Butler Range to America or the Butler's Pantry or having that little slice of Martha Stewart's pie. I believe she doesn't have a big a pie as she used to have. |
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| "MARTHA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.58% of the time. "MARTHA" is used about 717 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 99.58% | 714 | 9,404 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.42% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 717 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "MARTHA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Martha | First name Female | 412,000 | 38 |
| Martha | Last name | 170 | 50,582 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "MARTHA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the mistress of the house", "a lady", "who becomes bitter", "provoking". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "MARTHA." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Martha | Female | Biblical | N/A |
| Martha | N/A | Biblical | N/A |
| Martha | Female | English | N/A |
| Martta | Female | Finnish | Martha |
| Marthe | Female | French | Martha |
| Marthe | Female | German | Martha |
| Martha | Female | Greek | N/A |
| Márta | Female | Hungarian | Martha |
| Marta | Female | Italian | Martha |
| Marta | Female | Polish | Martha |
| Marta | Female | Portuguese | Martha |
| Marta | Female | Romanian | Martha |
| Marfa | Female | Russian | Martha |
| Martha | Female | Scandinavian | N/A |
| Marta | Female | Spanish | Martha |
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| Country | Name |
| USA | Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Incorporated |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Martha, KY 2. Martha, OK (town, FIPS 46700) |
Expressions using "MARTHA": Martha Beatrice Potter Webb ♦ Martha Graham ♦ Martha Jane Burk ♦ Martha Jane Burke ♦ Martha Lake. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
martha stewart | 25,296 | martha vineyard | 158 |
martha stewart living | 2,467 | martha movie stewart | 145 |
martha stewart recipe | 1,314 | martha stewart news | 140 |
martha stewart wedding | 1,107 | martha inc | 139 |
martha | 767 | maccallum martha | 135 |
higareda martha | 359 | martha stewart web site | 131 |
martha picture stewart | 294 | martha graham | 127 |
martha steward | 290 | martha mug shot stewart | 124 |
joke martha stewart | 274 | martha s vineyard | 120 |
martha stewart com | 266 | martha pullen | 111 |
martha stewart paint | 256 | martha stewart living omnimedia | 107 |
martha stewart biography | 241 | martha talks.com | 106 |
indictment martha stewart | 232 | fotos higareda martha | 105 |
indictment insider martha stewart trading | 229 | martha moxley | 105 |
martha stewart nude | 219 | martha washington | 103 |
martha stewart furniture | 219 | martha stewart baby | 94 |
martha talks | 212 | martha stewart scandal | 93 |
martha stewert | 189 | martha stewart talks | 91 |
acuña martha | 174 | bio martha stewart | 91 |
martha photo stewart | 174 | martha stewart magazine | 86 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "MARTHA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fernambuktrae (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), brasiletto (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | pernambukhout (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Pernambuco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), pernambuco (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), brasiletto (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), brasilethout (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pernambukpuu (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), bresiljepuu (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), bresilja (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), brasilpuu (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pernambouc (Saint Martha wood), césalpinie du Brésil (Saint Martha wood), brasiletto (Saint Martha wood), Bois du Brésil (Saint Martha wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Pernambuc (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), Fernambuk (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), Echtes Brasilholz (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), Brasilettoholz (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | legno di Santa Marta (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), legno di pernambuco (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), braziletto (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Moirragh, Marthey. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arthamay pau-brasil (brazil, redwood), Imbirapatanga (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), ibirapitanga (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood), ibirapiranga (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood). (various references) Марта. (various references) bresilja (brasiletto, braziletto, brazilwood, Pernambucco wood, Saint Martha wood, St.Martha wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 12, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Epoihsan oun autw deipnon ekei kai h marqa dihkonei o de lazaroV eiV hn twn sunanakeimenwn autw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fecerunt autem ei cenam ibi et Martha ministrabat Lazarus vero unus erat ex discumbentibus cum eo |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | . Lazarus wæs an þare; þe mid heom sæt. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And thei maden to hym a soopere there, and Martha mynystride to hym; and Lazarus was oon of men that saten at the mete with hym. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | There they made him a supper and Martha served: But Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with him. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table. |
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| Language | John Chapter 12, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Ug didto gidalitan siya nilag panihapon. Si Marta mao ang nagsilbi, apan si Lazaro usa sa mga mitambong sa kan-anan uban kaniya. |
| Croatian | Ondje mu prirediše veèeru. Marta posluživaše, a Lazar bijaše jedan od njegovih sustolnika. |
| Danish | Der gjorde de da et Aftensmåltid for ham, og Martha vartede op; men Lazarus var en af dem, som sade til Bords med ham. |
| Dutch | Zij bereidden Hem dan aldaar een avondmaal, en Martha diende; en Lazarus was een van degenen, die met Hem aanzaten. |
| Finnish | Siellä valmistettiin hänelle ateria, ja Martta palveli, mutta Lasarus oli yksi niistä, jotka olivat aterialla hänen kanssaan. |
| French | L , on lui fit un souper; Marthe servait, et Lazare était un de ceux qui se trouvaient table avec lui. |
| German | Daselbst machten sie ihm ein Abendmahl, und Martha diente; Lazarus aber war deren einer, die mit ihm zu Tische saßen. |
| Hungarian | Vacsorát készítének azért ott néki, és Mártha szolgál vala fel; Lázár pedig egy vala azok közül, a kik együtt ülnek vala õ vele. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Di sana Yesus dijamu oleh mereka, dan Marta melayani. Lazarus dan tamu-tamu duduk makan bersama-sama dengan Yesus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Di situ mereka itu membuat suatu perjamuan bagi-Nya, dan Marta adalah melayani; maka Lazarus itu seorang daripada orang yang duduk makan dengan Yesus. |
| Italian | Equi gli fecero una cena: Marta serviva e Lazzaro era uno dei commensali. |
| Maori | A taka ana e ratou he hapa mana i reira; ko Mata te kaitaka; ko Raharuhi tetahi o te hunga i noho tahi me ia. |
| Norwegian | Der gjorde de et måltid for ham, og Marta gikk til hånde; men Lasarus var en av dem som satt til bords med ham. |
| Portuguese | Deram-lhe ali uma ceia; Marta servia, e Lázaro era um dos que estavam mesa com ele. |
| Rumanian | Acolo I-au pregqtit o cinq. Marta slujea, iar Lazqr era unul din ceice wedeau la masq cu El. |
| Russian | фБН ТЙЗПФПЧЙМЙ еНХ ЧЕЮЕТА, Й нБТЖБ УМХЦЙМБ, Й мБЪБТШ 'ЩМ П"ОЙН ЙЪ ЧПЪМЕЦБЧЫЙИ У оЙН. |
| Shuar | Jesus jeamtai ayurawarmiayi. Rásarusha niijiai Yurumámiayi. Mártasha yurumkan iwiasmakmiayi. |
| Spanish | Le hicieron allí una cena. Marta servía, y Lázaro era uno de los que estaban sentados a la mesa con él. |
| Swahili | Huko walimwandalia chakula cha jioni, naye Martha akawa anawatumikia. Lazaro alikuwa mmoja wa wale waliokuwa mezani pamoja na Yesu. |
| Swedish | Där gjorde man då för honom ett gästabud, och Marta betjänade dem, men Lasarus var en av dem som lågo till bords jämte honom. |
| Uma | Mpobabehi-ra karamea, apa' goe' -ra mpotarima Yesus hi ngata-ra. Marta moruhe, Lazarus mpohimpohura-ki Yesus pai' torata ntani' -na. |
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Misspellings | |
"MARTHA" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: artha, Bartha, Cartha, Maathai, Maithir, Marcha, Marchak, Marehan, Martham, matha, Mauthe, Maytham, Miftah, Mirdha, mirtha, Mortham, Murtha, Myrcha, Myrtho, Partha, Ramtha. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-h-m-r-t" | |
-1 letter: arhat, tharm. | |
-2 letters: amah, atma, haar, harm, hart, maar, mart, math, rath, tahr, tram. | |
-3 letters: aah, aha, ama, arm, art, ham, hat, mar, mat, rah, ram, rat, tam, tar. | |
-4 letters: aa, ah, am, ar, at, ha, hm, ma, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-h-m-r-t" | |
+2 letters: achromat, amaranth, arythmia, atheroma, earthman, hamartia, hatmaker, marathon, stramash, trachoma, trashman. | |
+3 letters: achromats, aftermath, amaranths, arythmias, atheromas, hamartias, harmattan, hatmakers, hematuria, marathons, matriarch, rhizomata, trachomas. | |
+4 letters: achromatic, aftermaths, amateurish, arrhythmia, atheromata, camphorate, charismata, harassment, harmattans, harvestman, headmaster, headstream, hematurias, machinator, marathoner, matchboard, matchmaker, matriarchs, matriarchy, metaphrase, metathorax, pharmacist, stramashes, ultrahuman, watchmaker, weatherman. | |
+5 letters: achromatism, achromatize, amaranthine, antechamber, arrhythmias, camphorated, camphorates, charismatic, draughtsman, harassments, headmasters, headstreams, lachrymator, machinators, marathoners, marathoning, matchboards, matchmakers, matriarchal, merchantman, metaphrases, pharmacists, prothalamia, spermatheca, tetradrachm, tetrahymena, thaumaturge, thaumaturgy, transhumant, warmhearted, watchmakers, wharfmaster. | |
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