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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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.

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ܠܡܕ L-M-D
learn, teach
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ
tlmydwhy
thlmydwhy
his disciples Matthew 5:1 Matthew 8:21 Matthew 8:23 Matthew 8:25 Matthew 9:10 Matthew 9:14 Matthew 10:1 Matthew 11:1 Matthew 11:2 Matthew 12:49 Matthew 13:10 Matthew 13:36 Matthew 14:12 Matthew 14:15 Matthew 14:26 Matthew 15:12 Matthew 15:23 Matthew 15:33 Matthew 16:5 Matthew 17:10 ... +89
ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
tlmydʾ
thlmyd'
disciple Matthew 10:24 Matthew 14:19 Matthew 17:6 Matthew 17:13 Matthew 17:19 Matthew 18:1 Matthew 19:25 Matthew 21:6 Matthew 21:20 Matthew 26:17 Matthew 26:35 Matthew 26:56 Matthew 28:16 Mark 9:8 Mark 9:14 Mark 10:24 Mark 14:4 Luke 6:40 Luke 9:15 Luke 14:26 ... +46
ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ
ltlmydwhy
lthlmydwhy
to his disciples Matthew 9:11 Matthew 9:37 Matthew 14:19 Matthew 14:22 Matthew 15:32 Matthew 15:36 Matthew 16:13 Matthew 16:20 Matthew 16:21 Matthew 16:24 Matthew 19:23 Matthew 26:1 Matthew 26:26 Matthew 26:36 Matthew 28:7 Matthew 28:8 Mark 2:16 Mark 3:9 Mark 4:34 Mark 6:41 ... +23
ܘܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ
wtlmydwhy
wthlmydwhy
learn, teach Matthew 9:19 Matthew 12:1 Matthew 26:19 Mark 8:27 Mark 10:46 Luke 7:11 Luke 8:22 Luke 9:18 John 2:2 John 2:12 John 3:22 John 18:1
ܠܬܠܡܝܕܐ
ltlmydʾ
lthlmyd'
learn, teach Matthew 10:25 John 11:16 John 19:27 John 20:18 John 21:20 Acts 9:26 Acts 18:27 Acts 19:1 Acts 19:9 Acts 20:1 Acts 20:30
ܠܡܕܢ
lmdn
lmdn
learn, teach-them 1 Corinthians 5:12 1 Corinthians 6:2 2 Timothy 4:1 1 Peter 4:5 Psalms 10:18 Psalms 50:4 Psalms 76:10 Proverbs 25:8 Isaiah 3:13 Isaiah 3:13 Ezekiel 44:24
ܕܬܠܡܝܕܐ
dtlmydʾ
dthlmyd'
learn, teach Matthew 10:42 Luke 19:37 John 4:1 John 19:38 Acts 6:2 Acts 6:7 Acts 9:26 Acts 14:22 Acts 15:10
ܬܠܡܝܕܝ
tlmydy
thlmydy
learn, teach Matthew 26:18 Mark 14:14 Luke 22:11 John 8:31 John 15:8
ܕܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ
dtlmydwhy
dthlmydwhy
learn, teach Matthew 28:13 Luke 6:17 John 13:5
ܒܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ
btlmydwhy
bthlmydwhy
learn, teach Mark 8:33 Mark 10:23
ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ
wtlmydʾ
wthlmyd'
learn, teach Matthew 15:36 Acts 13:52
ܬܠܡܕܘ
tlmdw
thlmdw
[impf]learn, teach[3pl] Matthew 28:19 Acts 14:21
ܬܠܡܝܕܬܐ
tlmydtʾ
thlmydth'
learn, teach Acts 9:36
ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
tlmydh
thlmydh
learn, teach John 9:28
ܕܬܠܡܝܕܝ
dtlmydy
dthlmydy
learn, teach John 13:35
ܘܠܡܕܢ
wlmdn
wlmdn
and-learn, teach-them John 8:26
ܘܠܬܠܡܝܕܐ
wltlmydʾ
wlthlmyd'
learn, teach John 19:26
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
לָמַד lamad to learn
לִמֵּד limed to teach
תַּלְמִיד talmid disciple
תַּלְמוּד talmud study/Talmud
לִמּוּד limud learning
מַלְמָד malmad teacher/instructor
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
تَلْمِيذ tilmidh disciple/student
تَعَلَّمَ ta'allama to learn
عَلَّمَ 'allama to teach
مُتَعَلِّم muta'allim student
تَعْلِيم ta'lim teaching
مَلْمَح malma7 characteristic