ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܢܩܦ N-Q-P
follow, go around
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܕܢܩܦ
dnqp
dnqp
of-follow, go around Acts 10:28 1 Corinthians 6:16 1 Corinthians 6:17 Proverbs 18:24
ܘܢܩܦ
wnqp
wnqp
and-follow, go around Matthew 19:5 Mark 10:7 Ephesians 5:31
ܢܩܦܬ
nqpt
nqpth
follow, go around[perf] Peal Psalms 119:25 Psalms 119:31 Ezekiel 23:12
ܢܩܦ
nqp
nqp
follow, go around Peal Mark 9:38 Luke 15:15 Psalms 101:3
ܢܩܦܘܗܝ
nqpwhy
nqpwhy
follow, go around-her Matthew 8:1 Acts 17:34
ܕܐܬܢܩܦܬ
dʾtnqpt
d'thnqpth
of-[pass]follow, go around[perf] Ethpeel Ezekiel 23:7 Ezekiel 23:9
ܘܐܬܢܩܦܬ
wʾtnqpt
w'thnqpth
and-[pass]follow, go around[perf] Ethpeel Ezekiel 23:16 Ezekiel 23:20
ܘܢܩܦܘ
wnqpw
wnqpw
and-follow, go around[3pl] Peal Acts 17:4
ܢܩܦܗ
nqph
nqph
follow, go around-his Mark 3:7
ܘܢܩܦܬ
wnqpt
wnqpth
and-follow, go around[perf] Peal Ezekiel 23:5
ܢܩܦܘ
nqpw
nqpw
follow, go around[3pl] Peal Psalms 25:21
ܘܢܩ̈ܦܢ
wnqpn
wnqpn
and-follow, go around-them Ezekiel 41:7
ܕܐܬܢܩܦܘ
dʾtnqpw
d'thnqpw
of-[pass]follow, go around[3pl] Ethpeel Psalms 106:28
ܠܡܬܢܩܦܘ
lmtnqpw
lmthnqpw
so.that-[impf]follow, go around[3pl] Acts 9:26
ܢܩܦܢ
nqpn
nqpn
follow, go around-them Mark 16:17
ܘܡܬܢܩܦܝܢ
wmtnqpyn
wmthnqpyn
and.from-[impf]follow, go around[pl] Romans 12:9
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
נִקֵּף niqéf to surround, encircle
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
نَقَفَ naqafa to follow, go around
نَاقِف nāqif one who follows, goes around
نَقْفَة naqfah act of following, going around