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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ܕܡܝ D-M-Y
resemble, image
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܡܝܬܐ
dmytʾ
dmyth'
resemble, image[fem] Matthew 22:30 Matthew 22:31 Matthew 22:32 Matthew 23:27 Mark 12:27 Luke 20:38 John 5:25 Acts 23:6 Acts 24:21 Romans 3:5 Romans 6:11 2 Timothy 2:18 Hebrews 11:35 Isaiah 57:1 Ezekiel 18:32
ܕܡܝܬ
dmyt
dmyth
resemble, image[perf] Peal Mark 9:26 John 8:53 John 19:33 Acts 2:29 Acts 14:19 Acts 25:19 Romans 6:7 Romans 6:10 1 Thessalonians 5:10 Psalms 90:15 Proverbs 11:7 Isaiah 6:1 Isaiah 14:28 Ezekiel 31:2
ܕܡܝܬܝܢ
dmytyn
dmythyn
resemble, image-you(fp) Peal Acts 22:30 Ephesians 2:1 Colossians 2:13 Hebrews 7:8 Hebrews 7:23 Psalms 17:14 Psalms 49:11 Isaiah 66:20 Ezekiel 27:24
ܕܡܝܢ
dmyn
dmyn
resemble, image-them Mark 7:8 Luke 7:31 Luke 7:32 Luke 12:36 Galatians 5:21 Psalms 17:12
ܕܡܝ
dmy
dmy
my blood Matthew 26:28 Mark 14:24 John 6:54 John 6:56 Isaiah 10:7
ܐܬܕܡܝܬ
ʾtdmyt
'thdmyth
[pass]resemble, image[perf] Ethpeel Matthew 18:23 Matthew 22:2 Isaiah 24:5 Ezekiel 31:18 Ezekiel 32:2
ܕܡ̈ܝܢ
dmyn
dmyn
resemble, image-them Proverbs 27:19 Proverbs 27:19 Isaiah 55:1
ܐܕܡܝܗ
ʾdmyh
'dmyh
[impf]resemble, image-his Aphel Matthew 11:16 Luke 13:18 Luke 13:20
ܕܡܝܗ
dmyh
dmyh
resemble, image-his Acts 4:37 Acts 5:4
ܐܬܕܡܝܬܘܢ
ʾtdmytwn
'thdmythwn
[pass]resemble, image-you(pl) Ethpeel 1 Thessalonians 1:6 1 Thessalonians 2:14
ܘܐܬܕܡܝ
wʾtdmy
w'thdmy
and-[pass]resemble, image Ethpeel Psalms 49:13 Psalms 49:21
ܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ
dmytʾ
dmyth'
resemble, image[fem] Psalms 106:28
ܕܕܡܝܗ
ddmyh
ddmyh
of-resemble, image-his Acts 5:3
ܘܕܕܡܝܢ
wddmyn
wddmyn
and.of-resemble, image-them Mark 7:13
ܘܐܬܕܡܝܬ
wʾtdmyt
w'thdmyth
and-[pass]resemble, image[perf] Ethpeel Psalms 102:7
ܐ̈ܕܘܡܝܐ
ʾdwmyʾ
'dwmy'
resemble, image Isaiah 34:5
ܠܡܬܕܡܝܘ
lmtdmyw
lmthdmyw
so.that-[impf]resemble, image[3pl] 2 Thessalonians 3:7
ܕܡܝܗܘܢ
dmyhwn
dmyhwn
resemble, image-their Acts 19:19
ܕܡܝܟ
dmyk
dmyk
resemble, image-your Matthew 8:24
ܕܡܝ̇ܬܐ
dmytʾ
dmyth'
resemble, image[fem] Ezekiel 33:2
ܕܡܝ̈ܬܐ
dmytʾ
dmyth'
resemble, image[fem] Ezekiel 24:17
ܐܬܕܡܝܘ
ʾtdmyw
'thdmyw
[pass]resemble, image[3pl] Ethpeel Acts 14:11
ܢܕܡܝܗ
ndmyh
ndmyh
[impf]resemble, image-his Mark 4:30
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
דָּמָה dama to resemble
דְּמוּת dmut image, likeness
דַּמָּה dammah to compare, liken
דְּמִי d'mi similar, resembling
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
دَمِيَ damiya to bleed; to resemble
دَمَّ damma to resemble
دَمْيَة damyah image, figure
دُمْيَة dumyah doll, figurine