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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ܥܡܡ E-M-M
people, nation
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܥܡܐ
ʿmʾ
em'
people/nation Matthew 4:16 Matthew 14:5 Matthew 15:8 Matthew 24:7 Matthew 24:7 Matthew 27:25 Mark 9:25 Mark 11:18 Mark 11:32 Mark 12:12 Mark 13:8 Mark 13:8 Mark 15:8 Luke 1:17 Luke 1:21 Luke 2:1 Luke 3:15 Luke 3:21 Luke 5:15 Luke 7:29 ... +162
ܥܡ̈ܡܐ
ʿmmʾ
emm'
nations/gentiles Psalms 2:1 Psalms 2:8 Psalms 7:9 Psalms 9:16 Psalms 9:18 Psalms 9:20 Psalms 9:21 Psalms 10:16 Psalms 18:50 Psalms 22:29 Psalms 44:12 Psalms 44:15 Psalms 45:18 Psalms 46:7 Psalms 47:2 Psalms 47:4 Psalms 47:9 Psalms 49:2 Psalms 59:6 Psalms 59:9 ... +141
ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
dʿmmʾ
demm'
of-people, nation Psalms 22:28 Psalms 33:10 Psalms 33:10 Psalms 47:10 Psalms 56:8 Psalms 68:31 Psalms 89:51 Psalms 96:5 Psalms 96:7 Psalms 105:44 Psalms 106:41 Psalms 107:32 Psalms 111:6 Psalms 115:4 Psalms 135:15 Isaiah 8:23 Isaiah 10:13 Isaiah 10:14 Isaiah 13:4 Isaiah 13:4 ... +39
ܥܡܡܐ
ʿmmʾ
emm'
people, nation Matthew 6:32 Matthew 12:21 Matthew 24:9 Matthew 24:14 Matthew 25:32 Matthew 28:19 Mark 11:17 Mark 13:10 Luke 12:30 Luke 21:24 Luke 24:47 John 12:20 Acts 2:5 Acts 4:25 Acts 4:27 Acts 7:45 Acts 10:35 Acts 10:45 Acts 11:1 Acts 13:46 ... +33
ܒܥܡ̈ܡܐ
bʿmmʾ
bemm'
in-people, nation Psalms 9:6 Psalms 9:12 Psalms 46:11 Psalms 57:10 Psalms 66:7 Psalms 77:15 Psalms 79:10 Psalms 96:3 Psalms 105:1 Psalms 106:26 Psalms 106:27 Psalms 106:35 Psalms 108:4 Psalms 119:21 Isaiah 12:4 Isaiah 61:9 Isaiah 66:19 Ezekiel 5:14 Ezekiel 5:15 Ezekiel 11:16 ... +10
ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ
lʿmmʾ
lemm'
to the nations Psalms 18:44 Psalms 18:48 Psalms 44:3 Psalms 67:5 Psalms 87:6 Psalms 96:10 Psalms 106:34 Psalms 110:6 Psalms 135:10 Psalms 144:2 Isaiah 2:4 Isaiah 5:26 Isaiah 11:10 Isaiah 11:12 Isaiah 23:3 Isaiah 37:12 Isaiah 42:1 Isaiah 42:6 Isaiah 49:6 Isaiah 49:8 ... +9
ܕܥܡܡܐ
dʿmmʾ
demm'
of-people, nation Matthew 4:15 Matthew 20:25 Mark 10:42 Luke 2:32 Luke 21:24 Luke 21:25 Luke 22:25 John 7:35 Acts 15:3 Acts 19:9 Romans 1:13 Romans 3:29 Romans 4:17 Romans 4:18 Romans 9:30 Romans 11:13 Romans 11:25 Romans 15:16 Romans 15:18 Romans 16:4 ... +5
ܠܥܡܡܐ
lʿmmʾ
lemm'
to-people, nation Matthew 12:18 Matthew 20:19 Mark 10:33 Luke 18:32 Acts 11:17 Acts 11:18 Acts 13:47 Acts 14:2 Acts 14:27 Acts 22:21 Acts 26:20 Romans 11:11 Romans 11:12 Romans 11:13 Romans 15:12 Galatians 2:14
ܒܥܡܡܐ
bʿmmʾ
bemm'
in-people, nation Acts 9:15 Acts 15:12 Acts 21:19 Romans 15:9 Romans 15:16 Galatians 1:16 Galatians 2:2 Galatians 2:9 Ephesians 3:8 Colossians 1:27 James 1:1
ܘܥܡ̈ܡܐ
wʿmmʾ
wemm'
and-people, nation Psalms 45:6 Isaiah 55:5 Isaiah 60:12 Ezekiel 38:6 Ezekiel 38:9 Ezekiel 38:15 Ezekiel 39:4
ܘܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ
wlʿmmʾ
wlemm'
and.to-people, nation Psalms 9:9 Psalms 96:13 Psalms 98:9 Isaiah 49:22
ܥܡ̈ܡܝܢ
ʿmmyn
emmyn
people, nation[pl] Ezekiel 35:10 Ezekiel 37:22
ܘܕܥܡܡܐ
wdʿmmʾ
wdemm'
and.of-people, nation Matthew 10:18 Romans 3:29
ܕܒܥܡܡܐ
dbʿmmʾ
dbemm'
that.in-people, nation Acts 21:21 Galatians 3:14
ܕܥܡܡ̈ܐ
dʿmmʾ
demm'
of-people, nation Ezekiel 32:3
ܕܠܥܡܡܐ
dlʿmmʾ
dlemm'
that.to-people, nation Acts 28:28
ܒ̈ܥܡܡܐ
bʿmmʾ
bemm'
in-people, nation Ezekiel 39:21
ܘܠܥܡܡܐ
wlʿmmʾ
wlemm'
and.to-people, nation Acts 26:23
ܘܥܡܡܐ
wʿmmʾ
wemm'
and-people, nation Romans 15:9
ܘܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
wdʿmmʾ
wdemm'
and.of-people, nation Psalms 65:6
ܘܒܥܡ̈ܡܐ
wbʿmmʾ
wbemm'
and.in-people, nation Psalms 35:18
ܥܡܡܝܢ
ʿmmyn
emmyn
people, nation[pl] Acts 13:19
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עַם 'am people
עַמִּים 'ammim peoples/nations
עִם 'im with
עִמֵּי 'imei of my people
עַמִּי 'ami my people
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عَامّ 'amm general/public
أُمَّة umma nation/community
أُمَّة 'ummah nation, community
عُمُوم 'umūm public, general
عَمَّ 'amma paternal uncle