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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ܢܣܝ N-S-Y
test, try
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܢܣܝܘ
wnsyw
wnsyw
and-test, try[3pl] Peal Psalms 78:18 Psalms 78:41 Psalms 78:56 Psalms 106:14
ܢܢܣܝܟܘܢ
nnsykwn
nnsykwn
[impf]test, try-your(pl) 1 Corinthians 7:5 1 Thessalonians 3:5
ܕܡܢܣܝ
dmnsy
dmnsy
that.from-test, try Hebrews 4:15
ܘܐܬܢܣܝ
wʾtnsy
w'thnsy
and-[pass]test, try Ethpeel Hebrews 2:18
ܘܡܢܣܝܢ
wmnsyn
wmnsyn
and.from-test, try-them Matthew 19:3
ܐܢܘܣܝܐ
ʾnwsyʾ
'nwsy'
test, try 2 Corinthians 2:4
ܠܡܢܣܝܘ
lmnsyw
lmnsyw
so.that-test, try[3pl] Peal Acts 5:9
ܢܣܝܘ
nsyw
nsyw
test, try[3pl] Peal 1 Corinthians 10:9
ܕܢܢܣܝܘܗܝ
dnnsywhy
dnnsywhy
of-[impf]test, try-her Luke 10:25
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
נִסָּה nissa to test
נִסָּיוֹן nissayon test, trial, temptation
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
نَاسَى nāsā to test, try
تَنَسِّي tanassī to be tempted
مَنْسَأَة manssa'a temptation