Maranatha

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Shlama Akhi Yochanan,

"Maran etha" is the Eastern and Western Aramaic transliteration. The Greek texts have "Maran atha" (Majority Greek) and "Marana tha" (Critical Greek) , indicating
the 1st century pronunciation probably differed from today's Aramaic dialects, though perhaps Jewish Aramaic as spoken in the Middle East resembles 1st century Judean Aramaic. I know Paul Younan mentioned that he knew Jews in Iraq who speak Aramaic.

Burkta,

Dave

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~Yochi