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in reply to a message by peiyun
As Chrisell (and this site) says, the biblical name AMARJA (Amarya) means "God has said". This is usually interpreted as "God has created", as creation works through the word of God in the bible. "God has promised" would still be another possible interpretation.
There is a short form of that name in the bible: IMRI. Now IMRITH (or maybe with a different vocalisation AMARITH, a variant mentioned on one of those doubtful sites) could be a feminine form of this. Now -ith to -is does not seem to be a typical alteration in Hebrew, but rather in other languages (?). -is sounds Greek to me (possibly), but could be anything. So maybe the name underwent some changes influenced by another language. But all of this seems rather vague to me.
There is a short form of that name in the bible: IMRI. Now IMRITH (or maybe with a different vocalisation AMARITH, a variant mentioned on one of those doubtful sites) could be a feminine form of this. Now -ith to -is does not seem to be a typical alteration in Hebrew, but rather in other languages (?). -is sounds Greek to me (possibly), but could be anything. So maybe the name underwent some changes influenced by another language. But all of this seems rather vague to me.
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