ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.
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 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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܕܟܪܝܗ | dkryh dkryh |
of-short, dig-his | Luke 7:10 John 11:1 John 11:2 John 11:6 Romans 14:1 1 Corinthians 8:10 2 Corinthians 12:10 James 5:15 Psalms 6:3 Psalms 105:37 Isaiah 33:24 |
| ܟܪܝܗ | kryh kryh |
short, dig-his | Matthew 25:36 Matthew 26:41 Mark 14:38 John 4:46 John 11:3 Acts 28:8 2 Corinthians 10:10 1 Timothy 6:4 2 Timothy 4:20 James 5:14 |
| ܟܪܝܐ | kryʾ kry' |
short, dig | Matthew 19:22 Matthew 26:38 Mark 3:5 Mark 14:34 John 16:21 John 16:22 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Psalms 43:5 Isaiah 17:11 |
| ܟܪܝܘܬܐ | krywtʾ krywth' |
short, dig[abst] | John 16:6 2 Corinthians 7:10 2 Corinthians 7:10 2 Corinthians 9:7 Proverbs 14:10 Proverbs 25:20 |
| ܘܟܪܝܬ | wkryt wkryth |
and-short, dig[perf] Peal | Matthew 14:9 Matthew 17:23 Matthew 26:22 Mark 6:26 John 21:17 |
| ܟܪܝܟܝܢ | krykyn krykyn |
short, dig-your(fp) | Psalms 55:11 Psalms 125:2 Psalms 128:3 |
| ܐܟܪܝܬ | ʾkryt 'kryth |
[impf]short, dig[perf] Aphel | 2 Corinthians 2:2 2 Corinthians 7:8 2 Corinthians 7:8 |
| ܟܪܝܬ | kryt kryth |
short, dig[perf] Peal | Matthew 18:31 Luke 18:23 2 Corinthians 7:9 |
| ܕܟܪܝܗܝܢ | dkryhyn dkryhyn |
of-short, dig-their(f) | Luke 4:40 Luke 10:9 Acts 20:35 |
| ܕܟܪܝܘܬܐ | dkrywtʾ dkrywth' |
of-short, dig[abst] | Romans 9:2 Hebrews 12:11 |
| ܕܟܪܝܟ | dkryk dkryk |
of-short, dig-your | Luke 2:12 Psalms 122:3 |
| ܒܟܪܝܘܬܐ | bkrywtʾ bkrywth' |
in-short, dig[abst] | 2 Corinthians 2:1 2 Corinthians 2:7 |
| ܐܬܟܪܝܘ | ʾtkryw 'thkryw |
[pass]short, dig[3pl] Ethpeel | Matthew 24:22 Psalms 139:16 |
| ܕܟܪܝܬ | dkryt dkryth |
of-short, dig[perf] Peal | Luke 18:24 2 Corinthians 7:9 |
| ܟܪܝܟ | kryk kryk |
short, dig-your | John 20:7 Psalms 125:2 |
| ܟܪ̈ܝܟܝܢ | krykyn krykyn |
short, dig-your(fp) | Psalms 12:9 |
| ܟܪܝܗܝܢ | kryhyn kryhyn |
short, dig-their(f) | 2 Corinthians 13:9 |
| ܘܕܟܪܝܐ | wdkryʾ wdkry' |
and.of-short, dig | Proverbs 14:29 |
| ܕܟܪܝܗܘܢ | dkryhwn dkryhwn |
of-short, dig-their | Romans 1:27 |
| ܟܪܝ | kry kry |
short, dig Peal | Mark 13:20 |
| ܒܟܝܪܝܬܐ | bkyrytʾ bkyryth' |
short, dig | Proverbs 16:15 |
| ܕܟܪܝܐ | dkryʾ dkry' |
of-short, dig | 2 Corinthians 6:10 |
| ܒܟܝܪܝܐ | bkyryʾ bkyry' |
short, dig | James 5:7 |
| ܕܒܟܪܝܘܬܐ | dbkrywtʾ dbkrywth' |
that.in-short, dig[abst] | Isaiah 50:11 |
| ܠܟܪܝܘܬܐ | lkrywtʾ lkrywth' |
to-short, dig[abst] | Isaiah 1:5 |
| ܘܕܟܪܝܗ | wdkryh wdkryh |
and.of-short, dig-his | Romans 14:2 |
| ܬܟܪܝܬܐ | tkrytʾ thkryth' |
[impf]short, dig[fem] | Psalms 13:3 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| כָּרָה | kara | to dig, to excavate |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| كَرَى | kara | to dig, to excavate |
| قَصِير | qaseer | short |
| قَصَّرَ | qassara | to shorten, to reduce |
| قِصَر | qisar | brevity |