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 Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܕܟܬܝܒ | dktyb dkthyb |
that is written | Matthew 26:24 Mark 1:2 Mark 7:6 Mark 9:13 Mark 14:21 Luke 2:23 Luke 3:4 Luke 4:17 Luke 21:22 Luke 23:38 Luke 24:44 John 2:17 John 6:31 John 12:14 Acts 7:42 Acts 13:29 Acts 13:33 Acts 13:40 Acts 13:47 Acts 15:15 ... +32 |
| ܟܬܒܐ | ktbʾ kthb' |
scripture/book | Matthew 1:1 Matthew 5:31 Matthew 19:7 Matthew 22:29 Matthew 26:54 Matthew 26:56 Mark 10:4 Mark 12:10 Mark 12:24 Mark 14:49 Mark 15:28 Luke 4:21 Luke 23:38 Luke 24:27 Luke 24:32 Luke 24:45 John 5:39 John 7:38 John 7:42 John 10:35 ... +29 |
| ܟܬܝܒ | ktyb kthyb |
write | Matthew 2:5 Matthew 4:4 Matthew 4:6 Matthew 4:7 Matthew 4:10 Matthew 11:10 Matthew 21:13 Matthew 26:31 Mark 9:12 Mark 11:17 Mark 14:27 Luke 4:4 Luke 4:8 Luke 4:10 Luke 7:27 Luke 10:26 Luke 19:46 Luke 24:46 John 6:45 John 8:17 ... +19 |
| ܒܟܬܒܐ | bktbʾ bkthb' |
in-write | Matthew 21:42 Matthew 27:37 Mark 12:26 Mark 15:26 Luke 3:4 Luke 20:42 John 20:30 Acts 7:42 Acts 13:27 Acts 18:24 Romans 1:2 Romans 2:29 Romans 9:17 Romans 11:2 2 Corinthians 3:6 2 Corinthians 3:7 Philippians 4:3 1 Peter 2:6 Psalms 87:6 Isaiah 8:1 |
| ܟܬܒܬ | ktbt kthbth |
write[perf] Peal | John 19:22 Acts 1:1 Romans 15:15 1 Corinthians 5:9 1 Corinthians 9:15 2 Corinthians 2:4 2 Corinthians 2:9 Galatians 6:11 2 Thessalonians 3:17 Philemon 1:19 Philemon 1:21 Hebrews 13:22 1 Peter 5:12 1 John 2:13 1 John 2:14 1 John 2:14 1 John 2:21 1 John 2:26 1 John 5:13 Proverbs 22:20 |
| ܟܬܒ | ktb kthb |
he wrote | Mark 10:5 Mark 12:19 Luke 20:28 John 5:46 John 8:8 John 21:24 Romans 10:5 1 Corinthians 4:14 2 Corinthians 9:1 2 Corinthians 13:10 2 Thessalonians 3:17 1 Timothy 3:14 2 Timothy 3:16 1 John 2:1 1 John 2:7 1 John 2:8 1 John 2:12 1 John 2:13 1 John 2:13 |
| ܕܟܬܝܒܐ | dktybʾ dkthyb' |
write | Luke 20:17 Luke 22:37 John 15:25 1 Corinthians 15:54 2 Corinthians 3:2 2 Corinthians 3:3 |
| ܕܟܬܒܐ | dktbʾ dkthb' |
of scripture | John 13:18 Acts 8:32 Romans 15:4 Isaiah 29:11 Isaiah 29:18 |
| ܘܟܬܘܒ | wktwb wkthwb |
write | Proverbs 3:3 Proverbs 7:3 Isaiah 8:1 Ezekiel 37:16 Ezekiel 37:16 |
| ܕܟܬܒܬ | dktbt dkthbth |
of-write[perf] Peal | John 19:22 Romans 16:22 1 Corinthians 5:11 2 Corinthians 7:12 Ephesians 3:3 |
| ܕܟܬܝܒܢ | dktybn dkthybn |
write | Luke 18:31 John 20:31 Acts 13:27 Acts 24:14 Galatians 3:12 |
| ܟܬܘܒ | ktwb kthwb |
write | Luke 16:6 Luke 16:7 Isaiah 30:8 Ezekiel 24:2 |
| ܐܟܬܘܒ | ʾktwb 'kthwb |
write | Luke 1:3 Acts 25:26 Acts 25:26 |
| ܟܬܝܒܢ | ktybn kthybn |
write | John 12:16 John 20:30 Galatians 6:11 |
| ܠܟܬܒܐ | lktbʾ lkthb' |
to-write | John 2:22 John 21:25 Isaiah 29:12 |
| ܕܡܬܟܬܒܝܢ | dmtktbyn dmthkthbyn |
that.from-[impf]write[pl] | John 21:25 Acts 5:37 Hebrews 12:23 |
| ܐܬܟܬܒ | ʾtktb 'thkthb |
was written | Romans 15:4 Romans 15:4 2 Timothy 3:16 |
| ܘܟܬܒ | wktb wkthb |
and he wrote | Luke 1:63 John 19:19 Acts 23:25 |
| ܕܟܬܒ | dktb dkthb |
who wrote/that is written | John 1:45 1 Corinthians 14:37 Galatians 1:20 |
| ܘܟܬܒܐ | wktbʾ wkthb' |
and-write | Matthew 22:20 Mark 12:16 2 Timothy 4:13 |
| ܢܟܬܘܒ | nktwb nkthwb |
write | Acts 25:27 Isaiah 10:19 |
| ܘܟܬܒܘ | wktbw wkthbw |
and-write[3pl] Peal | Acts 15:23 Acts 18:27 |
| ܘܟܬܝܒܐ | wktybʾ wkthyb' |
write | Mark 15:26 John 19:20 |
| ܐܬܟܬܒܘ | ʾtktbw 'thkthbw |
[pass]write[3pl] Ethpeel | Luke 10:20 Hebrews 7:3 |
| ܟܬܒܟ | ktbk kthbk |
write-your | Luke 16:6 Luke 16:7 |
| ܒܟܬܒܬ | bktbt bkthbth |
in-write[perf] Peal | 1 Corinthians 16:21 2 Thessalonians 3:17 |
| ܐܬܟܬܒܬ | ʾtktbt 'thkthbth |
[pass]write[perf] Ethpeel | Romans 4:23 1 Corinthians 9:10 |
| ܠܡܟܬܒ | lmktb lmkthb |
to write | 1 Thessalonians 4:9 1 Thessalonians 5:1 |
| ܕܟܬܒܘ | dktbw dkthbw |
of-write[3pl] Peal | Acts 16:4 Proverbs 25:1 |
| ܟܬܝܒܐ | ktybʾ kthyb' |
write | Isaiah 65:6 |
| ܕܐܟܬܘܒ | dʾktwb d'kthwb |
write | Philippians 3:1 |
| ܘܕܟܬܒܬ | wdktbt wdkthbth |
and.of-write[perf] Peal | 2 Corinthians 2:3 |
| ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ | dʾtktbt d'thkthbth |
of-[pass]write[perf] Ethpeel | Colossians 4:16 |
| ܒܟܬܒܗ | bktbh bkthbh |
in-write-his | Isaiah 34:16 |
| ܟܬܒܢ | ktbn kthbn |
write-them | Acts 21:25 |
| ܡܟܬܒ | mktb mkthb |
[ptcp]write | John 8:6 |
| ܕܒܟܬܒܐ | dbktbʾ dbkthb' |
that.in-write | Romans 2:27 |
| ܟܬ̈ܒܐ | ktbʾ kthb' |
write | Psalms 40:8 |
| ܠܟܬܒܘܗܝ | lktbwhy lkthbwhy |
to-write-her | John 5:47 |
| ܢܟܬܒ | nktb nkthb |
[impf]write | Isaiah 44:5 |
| ܬܟܬܘܒ | tktwb thkthwb |
write | John 19:21 |
| ܟܬܝܒܬܐ | ktybtʾ kthybth' |
write | Hebrews 5:12 |
| ܘܟܬ̇ܒܝܢ | wktbyn wkthbyn |
and-write[pl] | Isaiah 10:1 |
| ܘܟܬܝܒܬܐ | wktybtʾ wkthybth' |
write | Luke 20:24 |
| ܘܐܬܟܬܒ | wʾtktb w'thkthb |
and-[pass]write Ethpeel | 1 Corinthians 10:11 |
| ܟܬܝܒܝܢ | ktybyn kthybyn |
write | Philippians 4:3 |
| ܕܟܬ̇ܒ | dktb dkthb |
of-write | Ezekiel 37:20 |
| ܕܢܟܬܘܒ | dnktwb dnkthwb |
write | Mark 10:4 |
| ܟܬܒܗ | ktbh kthbh |
write-his | Isaiah 38:9 |
| ܘܒܟܬܒܐ | wbktbʾ wbkthb' |
and.in-write | Ezekiel 13:9 |
| ܕܟܬܒܬܘܢ | dktbtwn dkthbthwn |
of-write-you(pl) Peal | 1 Corinthians 7:1 |
| ܘܟܬ̈ܝܒܢ | wktybn wkthybn |
write | Ezekiel 2:10 |
| ܘܠܟܬ̈ܒܐ | wlktbʾ wlkthb' |
and.to-write | Psalms 50:16 |
| ܘܟܬܝܒ | wktyb wkthyb |
write | Ezekiel 2:10 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| כָּתַב | katav | to write |
| מִכְתָּב | mikhtav | letter |
| כָּתוּב | katuv | written |
| כּוֹתֵב | kotev | writer |
| כְּתָב | ktav | writing |
| כְּתוּבָּה | ktuvah | marriage contract |
| מַכְתֵּב | michtev | letter |
| כִּתוּב | kitub | written |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| كَتَبَ | kataba | to write |
| كِتَاب | kitab | book |
| مَكْتَبَة | maktaba | library |
| كَاتِب | katib | writer |
| مَكْتُوب | maktub | written/destiny |
| مَكْتَبَة | maktabah | library |
| مَكْتَب | maktab | office |
| مَكْتُوْب | maktuub | written |
| تَكَاتَب | takatabba | to correspond with each other |