ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
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Explore the Peshitta — the Syriac New Testament — through its triliteral Aramaic roots. Hebrew and Arabic cognates, interlinear reader, and a living map of how each root hardened into Greek.
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Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܕܡܟܝܢ | dmkyn dmkyn |
sleep[pl] | Matthew 26:40 Matthew 26:43 Matthew 28:13 Mark 13:36 Mark 14:37 Mark 14:40 Luke 22:45 Luke 22:46 1 Thessalonians 5:7 Proverbs 4:16 |
| ܕܡܟ | dmk dmk |
sleep Peal | Mark 4:38 Luke 8:23 John 11:12 Acts 12:6 Hebrews 2:9 Psalms 121:4 Proverbs 6:9 Ezekiel 4:4 Ezekiel 32:6 |
| ܕܡܟܐ | dmkʾ dmk' |
sleep | Matthew 9:24 Mark 5:39 Luke 8:52 Ephesians 5:14 Psalms 78:65 Ezekiel 40:10 |
| ܕܡܟܘ | dmkw dmkw |
sleep[3pl] Peal | Matthew 13:25 Matthew 26:45 Mark 14:41 1 Corinthians 15:6 |
| ܕܕܡܟܘ | ddmkw ddmkw |
of-sleep[3pl] Peal | 1 Corinthians 15:18 1 Thessalonians 4:14 1 Thessalonians 4:15 |
| ܘܕܕܡܟ | wddmk wddmk |
and.of-sleep | Proverbs 10:5 Proverbs 23:21 |
| ܕܡܟܬ | dmkt dmkth |
sleep[perf] Peal | Mark 14:37 Psalms 44:26 |
| ܒܕܡܟܝ | bdmky bdmky |
in-sleep-my | Ezekiel 16:6 Ezekiel 16:6 |
| ܒܡܕܡܟܐ | bmdmkʾ bmdmk' |
in-[ptcp]sleep | Romans 13:13 |
| ܡܕܡܟܐ | mdmkʾ mdmk' |
[ptcp]sleep | John 11:13 |
| ܘܐܕܡ̇ܟܬܗ | wʾdmkth w'dmkthh |
and-[impf]sleep-his Aphel | Ezekiel 32:32 |
| ܕܡܟܝ | dmky dmky |
sleep-my | Ezekiel 16:9 |
| ܕܕܡܟܐ | ddmkʾ ddmk' |
of-sleep | 1 Corinthians 15:20 |
Hebrew Cognates
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Arabic Cognates
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