ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܥܝܪ ʿ-Y-R
watch, awake
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܒܥܝܪܐ
wbʿyrʾ
wbeyr'
and.in-watch, awake Psalms 36:7 Psalms 50:10 Psalms 73:22 Ezekiel 14:13 Ezekiel 14:17 Ezekiel 14:19 Ezekiel 14:21 Ezekiel 25:13 Ezekiel 29:8 Ezekiel 36:11
ܥܝܪܝܢ
ʿyryn
eyryn
watch, awake[pl] Mark 13:37 Luke 12:37 Acts 20:31 Colossians 4:2 1 Thessalonians 5:6 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Titus 2:2
ܒܥܝܪܐ
bʿyrʾ
beyr'
in-watch, awake Acts 23:24 Psalms 148:10 Proverbs 30:30 Proverbs 30:30 Isaiah 63:14 Ezekiel 38:12 Ezekiel 38:13
ܕܒܥܝܪܐ
dbʿyrʾ
dbeyr'
that.in-watch, awake 1 Corinthians 15:39 Isaiah 30:6 Ezekiel 27:20 Ezekiel 29:11 Ezekiel 32:13
ܥܘܝܪܐ
ʿwyrʾ
ewyr'
watch, awake Matthew 23:26 Isaiah 42:19 Isaiah 42:19 Isaiah 43:8
ܡܥܝܪ
mʿyr
meyr
[ptcp]watch, awake Psalms 78:38 Proverbs 21:14 Isaiah 13:17 Ezekiel 23:22
ܥܘܝܪ̈ܐ
ʿwyrʾ
ewyr'
watch, awake Psalms 146:8 Isaiah 42:16 Isaiah 56:10 Isaiah 59:10
ܥܝܪ
ʿyr
eyr
watch, awake Peal Mark 13:34 Luke 3:28 1 Timothy 3:11 2 Timothy 4:5
ܕܥܘܝܪ̈ܐ
dʿwyrʾ
dewyr'
watch, awake Isaiah 29:18 Isaiah 35:5 Isaiah 42:7
ܐܥܝܪ
ʾʿyr
'eyr
[impf]watch, awake Aphel Isaiah 41:2 Isaiah 50:4
ܘܥܘܝܪܐ
wʿwyrʾ
wewyr'
watch, awake Matthew 23:19 Isaiah 42:19
ܐܥܝܪܘܗܝ
ʾʿyrwhy
'eyrwhy
[impf]watch, awake-her Aphel Matthew 8:25 Luke 8:24
ܘܠܥܘܝܪܐ
wlʿwyrʾ
wlewyr'
watch, awake Luke 4:18 Luke 14:21
ܘܥܘܝܪ̈ܐ
wʿwyrʾ
wewyr'
watch, awake Isaiah 42:18
ܕܬܥܝܪ
dtʿyr
dtheyr
of-[impf]watch, awake 2 Timothy 1:6
ܘܒܥܝܪܗܘܢ
wbʿyrhwn
wbeyrhwn
and.in-watch, awake-their Psalms 107:38
ܐܥܝܪܘ
ʾʿyrw
'eyrw
[impf]watch, awake[3pl] Aphel 1 Corinthians 15:34
ܡܥܝܪܐ
mʿyrʾ
meyr'
[ptcp]watch, awake Proverbs 15:1
ܘܢܥܝܪ
wnʿyr
wneyr
and-[impf]watch, awake Isaiah 10:26
ܐܥܝ̇ܪܬ
ʾʿyrt
'eyrth
[impf]watch, awake[perf] Aphel Isaiah 41:25
ܒܥܝܪܗܘܢ
bʿyrhwn
beyrhwn
in-watch, awake-their Psalms 78:48
ܘܡܥܝܪ
wmʿyr
wmeyr
and.from-watch, awake Acts 24:5
ܕܒܥܝܪܟܘܢ
dbʿyrkwn
dbeyrkwn
that.in-watch, awake-your(pl) Isaiah 30:23
ܐܥܝܪܬ
ʾʿyrt
'eyrth
[impf]watch, awake[perf] Aphel Isaiah 14:9
ܘܥܘܝܪ
wʿwyr
wewyr
watch, awake Matthew 12:22
ܕܥܝܪ
dʿyr
deyr
of-watch, awake 1 Timothy 3:2
ܐܥܝ̇ܪܬܗ
ʾʿyrth
'eyrthh
[impf]watch, awake-his Aphel Isaiah 45:13
ܕܥܘܝܪܐ
dʿwyrʾ
dewyr'
watch, awake Romans 2:19
ܕܒܥܝܪܗ
dbʿyrh
dbeyrh
that.in-watch, awake-his Proverbs 12:10
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עֵר er awake, alert
עוּר ur to awake
עֵירָה 'īrâ vigilance, attention
עִיר 'īr city
עֻירִיִּים 'ûriyyîm awake, alert
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عَيْر ʿayr donkey
إِيقَاظ īqāẓ waking up
عَائِر ʿāʾir watchful, alert
عَيَّر ʿayyara to reproach, criticize