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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ܡܪܥ M-R-ʿ
sick, disease
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡܪܥܬܐ
mrʿtʾ
mreth'
sick, disease[fem] 1 Corinthians 8:12 Ezekiel 17:6
ܕܡܪܥ
dmrʿ
dmre
of-sick, disease 1 Corinthians 8:11
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
מָרֳאָה maro'ah disease, ailment
מָרִיא mari' sick, ailing
מְרַע mera' to make sick, sicken
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
مَرِضَ mariḍa to be sick
مَرَض maraḍ disease
مَرِيض marīḍ sick, ill
مَرَاضَة marāḍah weakness, sickness
مَرَضِيّ maraḍī pathological, morbid