Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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Read the New Testament in its original Aramaic with transliteration and translation. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the ⚙️ settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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ܐܡܪ A-M-R — say
Semantic field: utterance, command, authority
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܐܡܪ (emar) is not merely 'to say' but to pronounce with the weight of authority: the one who speaks is the one who commands. The root connects directly to governance and leadership — Arabi… Explore this root →
אָמַר amarמַאֲמָר ma'amarאֹמֶר omer أَمَرَ amaraأَمْر amrإِمَارَة imārah
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܡܚܝܢ
dmḥyn
dmkhyn
sleep[pl] Acts 21:32 1 Timothy 1:9 1 Timothy 1:9
ܕܡܚܟ
dmḥk
dmkhk
sleep-your Matthew 26:68
ܘܠܕܡܚܐ
wldmḥʾ
wldmkh'
and.to-sleep Luke 6:29
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
דָּמַךְ damakh to sleep
דְּמָמָה d'mamah silence, stillness
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
دَمَكَ damaka to sleep
دَمَاكَة damakah deep sleep