There are various words for God in Aramaic Eli or Elahi (Biblical Aramaic ) and alaha or aloho in Syriac depending on the dialect . The word sounds almost identical to the Arabic 'allah'. Alternatively Aramaic speakers referred to God as 'maran' our Lord hence the Aramaic phrase μαρανάθα ( maranatha ) -O Lord come! from the Greek New Testament. A handful of Aramaic phrases are included in the Greek New Testament amidst the Greek text. It's what Jesus said in Aramaic his native language. Jesus spoke Galilean Aramaic a dialect spoken natively north of Judaea .There is evidence that this dialect sounded harsh and distorted to the ears of Jerusalem Aramaic speaker. The distinct accent would immediately give away a Galilean in Jerusalem. In the New Testament Jesus uses the following names when he refers to God. abba (αββα)-father Eli (ηλί) or Elohi (ελόΐ)- when being on the cross. And maranatha ,a phrase which contains the word mar (Lord). J...